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DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
Press Release Nº 367/2014
AUC Chairperson’s Message of Solidarity to Cape Verde following
Volcanic Eruption
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – 15
December 2014: African Union Commission Chairperson
H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has announced a donation of USD 100,000.00 in
support of, and in solidarity the Government and people of Cape Verde, following
the volcanic eruption that took place on 23 November 2014 in Fogo Island, in
Cape Verde.
The
eruption is reported to have destroyed communities, buildings including a
primary school, a hotel, crops and livestock. It has also caused people to
evacuate and have been relocated in temporary housing centers, while others are
at risk of displacement.
The
Government of Cape Verde declared a state of emergency on 25 November and
appealed for international assistance.
The
Chairperson is encouraged by the humanitarian responses by the government, and
from different national and international institutions since the calamity
struck Cape Verde. She, however, calls for more humanitarian assistance to
support the efforts of the Government and the people of Cape Verde during this
challenging period.
For further
information contact
Directorate
of
Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: dic@african-union.org I Web Site: www.au.int I Addis
Ababa | Ethiopia
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