May 7, 2021
A special Etihad Cargo flight containing donated food items from the United Arab Emirates, UAE, landed yesterday at the Lungi International Airport in Port Loko district, North-West Sierra Leone.
The donation is part of a humanitarian assistance from the Government of the UAE to Sierra Leone, during the Holy Month of Ramadan.
Resident Minister North-West, Haja Isata Abdulai, who received the items on behalf of the Government, said the gift was a laudable one demonstrative of Sierra Leone’s strong bilateral relationship with the UAE. She added that the items were also a product of President Bio’s traveling’s around the world to build strategic relationships.
“We want to extend our thanks and appreciation to the government and people of UAE for such a wonderful donation and may God continue to bless our relationship with the UAE. I also want to say thanks to Ambassador Sesay for his incredible work in the UAE,” she ended.