Djibouti president visits IDPs in Mogadishu (Pictures)

Djibouti’s president Ismail Omar Guelleh on Tuesday visited Badbado refugee camp in Mogadishu.During his visit to the Somali capital, the president was accompanied by several high ranking government officials including his Foreign Affairs minister, Mohamud Yussuf, and members of Djiboutian parliament.

The visiting president told drought displaced people in Badbado camp that they will soon be free from drought and famine related crisis ravaging the country.President Guelleh donated over 13 tonnes of medical aid and 27,000 sacks of nutritious supplies for the severely malnourished children in the camp.He urged other African leaders and the world to urgently respond to the famine crisis in Somalia and save the lives of millions of starving Somalis in the country. Somali president Sharif Sheikh Ahmed accompanied Mr. Guelleh to the camp.While in Mogadishu, the two leaders held talks in Somalia’s presidential palace, Villa Somalia..MORE  Pictures,