Egypt dispatches 2nd humanitarian aid package to Somalia

CAIRO – 18 May 2017: Egypt has dispatched their second medical and food aid installment to Somali people, said Egyptian ambassador to Somalia Walid Ismail in a statement on Thursday.

The humanitarian aid was dispatched by an Egyptian military cargo plane to Mogadishu International Airport to help the Somali people, who are suffering a drought crisis, the ambassador added.

“The aid comes in light of Egypt’s keenness to support the Somali people and government, and in light of the fraternal relations between both countries,” Ismail was quoted as saying in the statement.

On May 10, the Egyptian embassy sent to Somalia’s government food and medical aid in a C130 military cargo plane; the shipment included 750 cartons of food, three bales of medicine and medical supplies weighing nine tons.