Four military planes have transported tons of medicines, medical supplies, food materials, and tents from Egypt to South Sudan, according to a statement from the Cabinet on Saturday.
The Egyptian ministries of health and social solidarity, in collaboration with the Egyptian Red Crescent (ERC), provided the assistance, said the Egyptian Armed Forces’ Spokesman Gharib Abdel Hafez.
Hani Sewilam, the Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, received the shipments at Juba International Airport.
He stated that the shipment consists of 100 tons of humanitarian aid, sent as a gift from the people of Egypt.
Sewilam highlighted addressing various projects in South Sudan during his visit, including groundwater wells, rainwater harvesting, and flood prediction initiatives.
These projects are designed to protect the people in areas of South Sudan that are affected by floods.
The aid was dispatched under the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to show support for South Sudan. Sewilam and his South Sudanes
e counterpart, Pal Mai Deng, received the aid at Juba International Airport.
Source: State Information Service Egypt