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Africa: USAid to Buy Local

The U.S. agency for international development will no longer have to "buy American", thanks to a policy change that will open up the agency's contracts to certain firms in developing countries.
Photo: Jason McLure/IRIN

The distribution of food aid in Madagascar. USAid rules maintain that food must be imported from the U.S. (file photo).

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