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| Chad: More Aid for Sudanese Refugees Arrives From Libya |
| 2004-10-16 |
| A third consignment of relief supplies for Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad has been delivered by trucks travelling across the Sahara desert from ports on Libya's Mediterranean coast. The UN refugee agency UNHCR said the eight-truck convoy bringing tents, blankets, sleeping mats, cooking oil and sugar, arrived in the Chadian town of Abeche earlier this week after a two-week journey from the Libyan capital Tripoli. The aid shipment was sent by the Gaddafi International Foundation for Charity Association (GIFCA), a charity linked to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. This organisation pioneered the trans-Sahara route, which includes over 1,000 km of unmarked desert tracks, by sending two trucks to blaze the trail in June. More on this story in link: |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |