Russia Pledges $100 Million In Food And Fuel, Minister Says

Russia has pledged to deliver US$100 million in food, fuel and fertilizer to Mali in the coming weeks, reports Al Jazeera (Qatar).

During a visit to Moscow last week, Malian Economy Minister Alousseini Sanou said that Russia had promised to send 60,000 tons of petroleum products, 25,000 tons of wheat and 30,000 tons of fertilizer.

Malnutrition and food insecurity are major problems in Mali, with the U.N. estimating that 3.6 million people, or 18 percent of the population, lacks...