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Algeria sends aid to Horn of Africa

2011-08-18

Algeria on Wednesday (August 17th) dispatched its first planeload of emergency humanitarian aid to Horn of Africa countries hit by famine, APS reported. The flight from Blida carried 54 tonnes of food, drugs and tents and medication to Somalia.

In what the foreign ministry called an "expression of solidarity", Algeria has pledged $10 million in assistance to drought victims in Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and Eritrea.

Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2011/08/18/newsbrief-06.

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