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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has received 250,000 tonnes of wheat donated by the Russian government and 23,000 tonnes of fertiliser provided by the Uralchem-Uralkali group of Russian companies. Africa editor, BBC World Service
Russia's ambassador to Zimbabwe Nikolai Krasilnikov said on Wednesday that the grain transfer is "humanitarian assistance". At least 15 people including senior officials have been killed in an ambush in South Sudan.
"Both deliveries were carried out in line with the implementation of the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation Vladmir Putin to provide assistance to African countries," Mr Krasilnikov added. Officials say the commissioner of Boma county in Pibor was returning from a visit to a village on Tuesday, when youths from a rival community attacked .
Last year Russia announced a free grain transfer program to African countries. He was killed along with his bodyguards and Boma's deputy army commander.
Aside from Zimbabwe, the program also covers Burkina Faso, Mali, Eritrea, Somalia and the Central African Republic. A 2018 peace deal ended a five year civil war in South Sudan.
The aid comes as Zimbabwe and several other southern African countries battle food shortages due to an ongoing drought attributed to the El Niño weather phenomenon. But several areas including Boma county have experienced outbreaks of ethnic violence.
El Niño shifts weather patterns, leading to droughts or excessive rainfall. These have often been revenge attacks for cattle raids, involving the Murle, Anyuak, Nuer and Dinkas ethnic groups.
The UN World Food Programme said in January that 2.7 million rural Zimbabweans require food aid.
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