Luanda - Angola will contribute with USD five million in the campaign to help people in the Horn of Africa affected by hunger and drought.

This announcement was made this Friday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by the Angolan Foreign Affairs minister, George Chicoti.

George Chicoti, who represented the Angolan head of State, José Eduardo dos Santos, in the Donors Conference for the countries of the Horn of Africa affected by drought and hunger, said that the Angolan Government is following with sadness and worry the situation facing the people in that region of the continent.

The chief of the Angolan diplomacy said that there is a commission working to raise awareness within the civil society, in order to help people of that region.

George Chicoti spoke also on the SADC nations’ solidarity, stressed during the summit of Luanda, mainly in terms of help and humanitarian assistance for Horn of Africa population.