UN-brokered ship in Ukraine readying for journey to Africa
The UN-brokered ship will sail to Ethiopia via a grain corridor through the Black Sea.
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An employee unloading wheat grains in a store in the village of Zghurivka, Ukraine, on August 9, 2022 (Reuters)
The United Nations-chartered ship MV Brave Commander will leave Ukraine for Africa in the coming days after it completes loading more than 23,0000 tons of wheat in the Pivdennyi port in Ukraine, a UN official said.
The ship will sail to Ethiopia via a grain corridor through the Black Sea brokered by Turkey and the United Nations in late July.
It will be the first humanitarian food aid cargo sent to Africa since the start of the war in Ukraine under the framework of the Black Sea Grain deal.
A total of 16 ships have left Ukraine so far after the deal was finalized with Russia to allow resuming grain exports from the Black Sea ports.
The deal was reached last month to avoid severe food shortages and outbreaks of famine in parts of the world.
