Argument An expert's point of view on a current event. The Black Sea Grain Initiative Is Not About Hungry Kids in Africa
The image of starving Africans may score propaganda points for the West, but Russia’s suspension of the deal arguably does more harm to wealthier countries.
By Olatunji Olaigbe, a journalist based in Nigeria. He is a winner of the 2021 IOM West and Central Africa Migration Journalism Awards and was a 2022 fellow at the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development.
- Russia
- Africa
- Ukraine
Olatunji Olaigbe is a journalist based in Nigeria. He is a winner of the 2021 IOM West and Central Africa Migration Journalism Awards and was a 2022 fellow at the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development.
- Russia
- Africa
- Ukraine
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