A special representative for African affairs will appear in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a meeting of the Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union, the Office of the President reports..

“I started a new policy of Ukraine on Africa. It was during my tenure that the first Strategy for the Development of Relations between Ukraine and African States was approved. Dialogue with all countries of the continent will be activated. The Special Representative of Ukraine for Africa will start working in the near future,"

The head of state proposed to start preparing an extensive political and economic conference "

The President drew attention to how everything in the world is connected, in particular, the fact that due to the war unleashed by Russia, a food problem has arisen in Africa..

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“One war in Europe, namely, an attempt by Russia to seize our land, turn Ukraine into a colony of Russia, has caused access to food to deteriorate everywhere, the threat of hunger is growing. We are trying to build a new supply logistics. Right now we have more than 25 million tons of grain in our elevators, which are expected by traditional consumers of Ukrainian products. We are setting up exports by rail and through the ports of neighboring countries, so that even last year's harvest and this year's harvest could reach consumers.. But on new routes it is possible to send a much smaller volume and for a much longer time.. As a result, these are more expensive supplies,” the President explained..

Earlier it was reported that more than 346 million people in 14 African countries are already facing severe food insecurity.. We are talking about Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Mali.