South Africa: Country Sends First Batch of Emergency Aid to Niger

7 September 2012

Pretoria — The Department of International Relations and Cooperation announced on Friday that the first consignment of humanitarian aid to the countries of the Sahel region will depart by air to Niger on Monday.

This follows South Africa's commitment to assist four countries suffering from severe climatic conditions in the Sahel Region.

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