Egypt dispatched food and medical aid on board a military aircraft to South Sudan on Thursday, according to a statement published on the Armed Forces spokesperson Tamer al-Refaei's official Facebook page. The aid aims to show the Egyptian people's solidarity toward their brothers in South Sudan, the statement said. This comes on the backdrop of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir directing accusations to Cairo last week of supplying Salva Kiir forces in South Sudan with weapons and ammunition. Bashir denied that the Egyptian Air Force carried out strikes against the opposition in Kaka city, the Upper Nile state, or any other area in South Sudan at the beginning of February. In a statement on February 24, the South Sudanese government denied that Egypt had provided military support to South Sudan.

Source: Egypt Independent March 02, 2017 11:48 UTC