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U.S. helps counter COVID-19 outbreaks in Middle East and North Africa

The United States is providing more than $110 million to help countries in the Middle East and North Africa fight COVID-19, including Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Lebanon, Morocco, as well as the West Bank. The funding will improve disease detection and prevention, bolster lab capacity and treat patients. In addition, the United States is partnering ...

By USUN Rome Mission | 4 May, 2020 | Topics: News, USAID | Tags: Africa, Covid-19, Middle East, Refugees. humanitarian assistance

U.S. provides coronavirus aid across Africa

The U.S. government is supplying millions of dollars, training and equipment to African countries to help them combat the spread of the coronavirus. These efforts will help maximize each nation’s medical response capabilities and capacities.

By USUN Rome Mission | 16 April, 2020 | Topics: Africa, News, USAID | Tags: Africa, Covid-19, USAID

In Niger, Hope for Ending Hunger

By David Lane September 05, 2012 I have just returned from a thought-provoking visit to Niger, one of the largest countries in the Sahel — a region of Africa where close to 19 million people are at risk of severe food shortages. Before I flew to Niger, I had expected the trip would leave ...

By USUN Rome Mission | 5 September, 2012 | Topics: Agriculture, Former U.S. Ambassadors | Tags: Africa, blog, Niger

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