India will provide humanitarian assistance of US$ 8 million to the countries afflicted with severe famine and drought in the Horn of Africa i.e. Somalia, Kenya and Djibouti. The assistance will be provided through the World Food Programme.
India has also contributed US $ 1.5 million to the AU Trust Fund on Somalia and US $ 0.5 million to the UN Trust Fund. This is part of the assistance announced by Hon'ble Prime Minister for augmenting the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) at the India-Africa Forum Summit-II in Addis Ababa, in May this year.
India would be cooperating with Somalia in capacity building in areas such as fisheries, IT and agriculture. India is also considering extending technical assistance to Somalia in developing a counter piracy policy and strategy. The issue of Piracy is of considerable concern for India and has been taken up with the Somali side.
India is firmly committed to the progress and development of Africa. Our economic package of US$ 5.7 billion for the African countries, over the next three years, is demonstrative of our time tested ties and commitment.
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