Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Friday handed over relief items worth 10 million Ghana cedis (about 915,000 U.S. dollars) to people displaced by the civil war in Sudan and victims of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica and Cuba.
The gesture responds to the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 cyclone that swept through the Caribbean, affecting over 1.5 million people in Jamaica, Cuba, and other islands, as well as the heavy toll on refugee agencies tackling thousands displaced by the Sudanese conflict, which erupted in April 2023.
The relief package includes 2,400 bags of made-in-Ghana rice, 540 bags of sugar, 377 boxes of medication, and assorted clothes, mattresses, cocoa products, and water storage tanks.
Mahama described the donation as a gesture of Ghana’s friendship and goodwill in difficult times for “brotherly nations,” saying that it embodies the spirit of camaraderie with the good people of Jamaica, Cuba, and Sudan.
“Even though Ghana’s contribution would not resolve the humanitarian suffering that is going on, we believe that if every country contributes its quota, we can help to alleviate what is happening in these places,” Mahama said. Enditem
Share Us
