The partnership brings together two major agribusiness players as they target a food market worth more than US$12 billion in West Africa.
New logistics links between Russia, Oman, and Africa could shorten delivery times and support grain trade across the continent, according to Russian economist Vitaly Melyantsev.
BUA Foods attributed its strong performance to sustained investments in production capacity and an aggressive expansion of its nationwide distribution network.
In this role, Fahmy will direct regional commercial growth, oversee all West Africa business operations, and lead Cadbury Nigeria PLC.
Russia is looking at Nigeria as a possible supplier of palm oil as demand in the Russian market continues to rise.