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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Katharine Houreld

U.N. ship brings food relief from Ukraine to drought-stricken Horn of Africa

FILE PHOTO: The Lebanese-flagged bulk carrier Brave Commander leaves the sea port of Pivdennyi with wheat for Ethiopia after restarting grain export, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Yuzhne, Odesa region, Ukraine August 16, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko/File Photo

A ship carrying wheat from Ukraine to the drought-stricken Horn of Africa docked on Tuesday, the United Nations said, the first to make that journey since the Russian invasion began six months ago.

The ship - named the Brave Commander - is carrying 23,000 tonnes of grain, and will shortly be followed by another carrying 7,000 tonnes.

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