East Africa: Arrival of Wheat-Carrying Brave Commander to East Africa From Ukraine

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East Africa: Arrival of Wheat-Carrying Brave Commander to East Africa From Ukraine

[State Department] The United States welcomes the arrival in Djibouti of 23,300 metric tons of Ukrainian grain aboard the ship Brave Commander. This grain will be distributed within Ethiopia and Somalia, countries that are dangerously food insecure after four years of drought. The United States is grateful for the important role Djibouti has played facilitating the flow of humanitarian goods to the region.

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