Ethiopia has joined the number of countries helping neighbouring Somalia with medical aid in the wake of the Mogadishu bomb attack that claimed hundreds of lives. The Ethiopian Ambassador to Somalia, Jamaludin Mustafa handed over the 8 tonnes of medical consignment to Somalia’s Health Minister Fawziya Abikar in Mogadishu today, local media sources have reported. Djibouti were the first to send medical personnel and supplies very early this week to help Somalia deal with the carnage. Jamaludin Mustafa,Ethiopian Ambassador to #Somalia handed over ’8 tonnes of medical aid’ to Fawziya Abikar, #Somalia’s minister of health pic.twitter.com/52U150kYX3 — Addis Standard (@addisstandard) October 20, 2017Their move was followed by Kenya whose army delivered 11 tonnes of medical supplies to the minister and the mayor of Mogadishu. The medical supplies were handed over by Maj Gen (Rtd) Lucas Tumbo to Somalia’s Minister of Health & Social Services & Mogadishu’s Mayor.

Source: Ethiopian News October 20, 2017 13:30 UTC