The Irish Times published on 16 March 2022 an article titled "Africa Already Paying the Price for Europe's Unexpected War" by David McNair.
Twenty-three African countries are dependent on Russia and Ukraine for more than half of their staple goods. This includes 80 % of the wheat imported by Sudan, Egypt, Tanzania, Eritrea, and Benin and more than 95 % of the sunflower oil imported by Algeria, Sudan, and Tunisia. Putin's war is already driving up prices of these products.
