Zimbabwe donates 10 tonnes of food to Botswana’s drought-prone Bobirwa district

ZIMBABWE has donated 10 tonnes of food supplies to Mophato volunteers in Botswana’s drought-prone Bobirwa district amid fears that the neighbouring country could be severely affected by the predicted El Niño weather phenomenon.

The donation was made under ZimAid, Zimbabwe’s foreign assistance programme, which operates under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in coordination with the Civil Protection Unit and private partners. 

ZimAid has in recent months also been used domestically, including the distribution of standby grain stocks to Zimbabwe’s provinces following severe rainfall-induced flooding earlier this year.

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