Bamako, Mali - Algeria donates over 3,000 tons of rice to Mali - Algeria has donated 3,100 tons of rice, worth 1.3 billion CFA francs, to Mali, following an agreement signed Monday in Bamako by officials of the two countries.

The donation is intended for people affected by a Malian cereal deficit.

Mali has a poor 2010-2011 crop season following the shortage of rainfall.

Pana 31/01/2012