Egypt offers relief aid to Darfur

December 30, 2007 (CAIRO) — Egyptian government has decided to extend relief aid to the western Sudan region of Darfur, the official MENA news agency reported on Sunday.

Nevine Ashmawi, Secretary General of the Egyptian Fund for Technical Cooperation with Africa, said Sunday the fund offered a shipment of foodstuffs and other materials to be sent to El-Fashir, the capital of North Darfur state.

The shipment of 145 tons of rice, oil, tents and blankets was being sent to Sudan as Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit gave the directive to promote relief efforts in Darfur where violence has left many people homeless, said Ashmawi.

(ST)