General News of Friday, 22 March 2019Source: presidency.gov.gh'We stand ready to assist' – Akufo-Addo to Mozambique, Malawi & ZimbabweNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of GhanaThe President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has sent messages of condolence to the peoples of Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique following the devastation caused by the tropical cyclone, Idai. The President made this known in three personalized letters, dated Wednesday, 20th March, 2019, to President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique, President Emerson Mnangagwa, and President Peter Mutharika of Malawi. “On behalf of the Government and people of Ghana, I extend sincere, heartfelt condolences to you, Your Excellency, and to the brotherly people of Mozambique on this tragedy,” President Akufo-Addo said. In Malawi, the UN says more than 80,000 people have been displaced by the cyclone. Large parts of Mozambique have been engulfed after the cyclone smashed into its low-lying coastal areas, while heavy rains caused landslides and floods in Malawi and Zimbabwe.

Source: GhanaWeb March 22, 2019 00:33 UTC