Humanitarian aid flown from Middle East to Horn of Africa

In the last ten days, Chapman Freeborn has overseen the delivery of hundreds of tons of relief cargo from the Middle East and Europe on behalf of charities and international aid agency clients to help people affected by famine in the Horn of Africa.

Aid cargo with consignments of biscuits high in protein and energy, as well as kitchen sets and temporary shelter for refugees, has been flown into airports including Nairobi, Addis Ababa and Mogadishu, utilising full and part charters on IL-76, B767 and B747 aircraft.

Chapman Freeborn’s Germany office also coordinated a charter on behalf of Humedica, a German-based international aid organisation. Over 30 tons of milk powder and medicines were flown from Munich to Nairobi on a DC-8 freighter. The charter was met by Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, the Vice President of Kenya, who welcomed the crew and assured that the supplies will be distributed quickly to the affected areas.

The worst drought in East Africa in 60 years has affected more than 10 million people in Kenya , Ethiopia , Djibouti and Somalia . The UN has already declared a famine in several parts of Somalia - the first in the region this century.