The Nigerian government has given Zambia US $92,000 to help it cope with refugees in the country, PANA reported on Thursday. PANA said the Nigerian High Commissioner to Zambia, Ibironke Vaughn-Adefope, Wednesday presented the money to the Zambian government.
“The time has come, especially with the formation of the African Union, that if Africa must progress and develop, we must learn to be our brothers’ keepers,” he was quoted as saying.
Vaughn-Adefope said the prolonged wars in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had encouraged Nigeria to make the contribution to assist Zambia which is hosting an influx of refugees including those from Burundi, Rwanda, Sudan and Somalia. Foreign Affairs Minister Keli Walubita said the gesture by Nigeria underscored the country’s determination to play a great role in the alleviation of problems on the African continent.
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