Ukraine president says Africa "hostage" in war with Russia


  • World
  • Tuesday, 21 Jun 2022

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits a training base of the National Guard, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Odesa region, Ukraine June 18, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Africa was a "hostage" in the war with Russia, which had contributed to rising food prices on the continent.

African countries are acutely affected by the growing crisis, which has sent prices of grains, cooking oils, fuel and fertiliser soaring.

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