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Standard & Poor Confirms a Hypothesis
In my Saturday piece on the downgrading of our Standard & Poor (S&P) credit rating, I hypothesized “that S&P just wanted to take both the Legislative and Executive branches of our Government to task on the grounds that their handling...
United States Grants Aid for Burkina Faso Road And Agricultural Sectors
The Millennium Challenge Account of the United States government has granted Burkina Faso a package of 1.6 billion CFA francs for the country’s road and agricultural sectors. The first agreement of 1.386 billion CFA francs for the Ministry of Agriculture...
United States Government Transfers New Health Facility to Malawi
The United States government on Tuesday handed over a state-of-the-art HIV/AIDS building to Malawi to support the latter’s prevention, care and treatment for the pandemic in the country. Speaking during the handing over ceremony in Lilongwe, US Global...
United States Approves $400m Humanitarian Support for Ethiopia
The United States government has announced $400 million humanitarian emergency food aid for Ethiopia. “The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have provided $340 million in emergency and humanitarian food...
United States Government Investing $28.2m Towards the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Lesotho
The United States government has invested $28.2 million towards the fight against HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. This was revealed by the United States ambassador to Lesotho, Robert Nolan at the signing ceremony of grants worth $100,000, awarded to 13 community...
United States Agency for International Development Announces Support for 6 New Education Programs in Ethiopia
The United States government has announced a $80 million donation to support Ethiopia’s education programs as part of the country’s move to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the education sector. “The American people, through the...
United States has Provided $165 Million in Humanitarian Assistance to Kenya This Year
In light of the grave humanitarian situation in Kenya due to drought, the United States government has disclosed that it has provided $165 million in humanitarian assistance to the country this year so far, with the recent food aid of $25 million approved...
Liberian Leader Welcomes the Return of U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said the return of Peace Corps volunteers to the country represents the United States government’s commitment to Liberia’s peace and security. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of the fifth batch of...
