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The U.S. have granted Togo $3 million to attend to around 60.000 people displaced in the north of the African country struggling to contain terrorism activities. USAID, Washington’s agency, provided the aid facility. The World Food Program (WFP) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will be the agency’s operational partners on the ground. Per a press […]
The US aid agency, USAID, donated Thursday to Cameroon 11,000 tons of food to help address food insecurity affecting 4.7 million people. Philippe Accilien, the USAID/Country Representative for USAID/Cameroon, took delivery of the shipment from Douala Port and handed it to the World Food Program (WFP) and Cameroonian authorities. “We thank the United States Government […]
Ethiopian soldiers are reported to have foiled on Wednesday June 7 a suicide attack by the armed group al-Shabab at a town of Dollo near its border with Somalia, while the US Agency for International Development (USAID) said a day later it was suspending food aid to the East African country because of the aid […]
There are six megatrends in Africa that, if navigated successfully, could help in advancing the continent’s social and economic progress, a research funded by the USAID Mission to the African Union and conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has found. The world has seen many emerging economies parlay their young populations and entrepreneurial spirit into […]
U.S. Agency for International Development and the International NGO GiveDirectly are providing an additional $4 million to support Moroccan agricultural cooperatives suffering from recent economic shocks, including the Covid-19 pandemic, drought, inflation, and a global food crisis sparked by the Russia-Ukraine crisis. At the end of September, the U.S. Congress approved $2 million for a […]
The U.S.-Africa leaders summit will be held from 13-15 December, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday (20 December). Describing the U.S. commitment to Africa as „enduring.” The U.S. president said he looked “forward to hosting leaders from across the African continent in Washington.“ According the White House press release, the gathering will look to “foster new […]
The US embassy launched Tuesday a financial support scheme worth $35 million in a favor of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) that have difficult access to loans to grow their activities, Business News reports. The US aid agency, USAID, is partnering with the Arab Tunisian Bank (ATB) and US International Development Finance Corporation on […]
Tunisia’s minister of Tourism kick started Wednesday “Visit Tunisia” project funded by the US development agency USAID to the tune of $50 million. The project is expected to create thousands of jobs. Mohamed Moez Belhassein unveiled the project in the presence of the US envoy to the North African country Donald Bloom, in the Sbeitla […]
The U.S. government has donated Morocco seven ultra-cold chain freezers, which will strengthen the country’s storage capacity of vaccines against Covid-19. The announcement was made by Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In a tweet posted Tuesday, Mrs. Samantha said the ultra-cold freezers will help Moroccan health authorities keep doses […]
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a three-year program aimed at recording and sharing hundreds of stories that capture the Kingdom’s rich multicultural history. This $3 million program, called the Religious and Ethnic Minorities Activity (REMA), will involve multiple communities in five cities, namely Fes, Azrou, Marrakech, Essaouira, and Tangier. “Religious tolerance […]