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Thursday 15 December 2016

First Moroccan Planes Carrying Aid to Sub-Saharans Expelled to Niger Arrive in Agadez

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First Moroccan Planes Carrying Aid to Sub-Saharans Expelled to Niger Arrive in Agadez

Three Royal Air Forces aircrafts carrying Moroccan emergency humanitarian aid to Sub-Saharans expelled to the north of Niger landed, Friday Morning, at Agadez’s airport.

This first batch of humanitarian aid, sent following HM King Mohammed VI’s instructions, includes 15 tons of basic foodstuff and 20 tons of tents.

This humanitarian aid was handed over to Nigerian authorities by Morocco’s ambassador in Niamey, Allal El Aqab, in the presence of several Nigerien senior officials.

A second batch of humanitarian aid, which includes 15 tons of tents, 16 tons of basic foodstuff and 4 tons of blankets, will arrive in Agadez in the next few hours aboard three Royal Air Forces aircrafts.

In conformity with the instructions of HM King Mohammed VI and following the migration and humanitarian crisis due to the massive expulsion of Sub-Saharans to Niger, Morocco sent an emergency aid to those expelled who are in a situation of extreme precariousness at a center located in the north of Niger.

The aid is provided by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity, the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMCI) and the Interior Ministry.

The aid is part of Morocco's active solidarity with the countries and peoples of the continent.

It also aims to help the brotherly country of Niger to face an exceptional situation that could have dramatic implications.

Morocco will provide a total of 116 tons of aid.

MAP 16 December 2016