![Sierra Leone-flagged dry cargo ship Razoni departs from port of Odesa in Odessa, Ukraine on August 01, 2022 as part of a recent grain export deal signed between Turkiye, the UN, Russia, and Ukraine and expected to reach Istanbul [Metin Aktaş - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AA-20220801-28547150-28547130-1ST_GRAINLOADED_SHIP_SET_OFF_FROM_UKRAINIAN_PORT.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
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![Sierra Leone-flagged dry cargo ship Razoni departs from port of Odesa in Odessa, Ukraine on August 01, 2022 as part of a recent grain export deal signed between Turkiye, the UN, Russia, and Ukraine and expected to reach Istanbul [Metin Aktaş - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AA-20220801-28547150-28547130-1ST_GRAINLOADED_SHIP_SET_OFF_FROM_UKRAINIAN_PORT.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
The United Nations is working with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to create a platform to help process transactions for Russian exports of grain and fertiliser to Africa, the... -
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The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted two resolutions on the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the illegality of the Israeli settlements established in 1967 in... -
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The African Union last weekend reaffirmed the continent's support for the Palestinian struggle against Israeli occupation, and strongly condemned Israel's violence against Palestinians, its construction of illegal settlements, and... -
![Malawi Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka [Facebook]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hugjgj.png?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Malawi said on Tuesday it will open a full embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, becoming the first African nation to do so in the contested city. In a video...
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