Africa: USAID Announces U.S.$12 Million for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, will dedicate $12 million to… Read more »

Africa: Statement By USAID Administrator Mark Green On the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide

In the aftermath of the horrors of World War II, the global community came together to recognize genocide formally as a crime under international law and an affront to the values… Read more »

Africa: USAID Announces Winners of the Feed the Future Fall Armyworm Tech Prize

The U.S. Agency for International Development, Land O'Lakes International Development, and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research announced the six winners of the Feed… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: USAID On the Deployment of a Disaster Assistance Response Team

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Congo-Kinshasa: USAID Commits Additional U.S.$7 Million to Combat Ebola

Today, the United States announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is contributing up to $7 million at this stage to combat the Ebola outbreak in the… Read more »

Nigeria: USAID Administrator Green's Meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Honorable Geoffrey Onyeama

The following is attributable to Spokesperson Clayton M. McCleskey: Read more »

Nigeria: USAID Administrator Green's Meeting With the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Honorable Geoffrey Onyeama

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Kenya: U.S. Ambassador Launches Partnership With Govt to Reduce Poverty and Malnutrition

U.S. Ambassador Robert F. Godec officially launched the planned 11.5 Billion KES ($115 million) Feed the Future Kenya Country Plan under the U.S. Global Food Security Strategy. The… Read more »

Africa: Statement From USAID Administrator Mark Green On World Malaria Day

Today, on World Malaria Day, I reaffirm the commitment of the United States to ending malaria. Despite being preventable, malaria is a leading cause of sickness and death across… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Today, the U.S. government announced nearly $67 million in additional humanitarian assistance for the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the DRC Humanitarian… Read more »

Africa: Statement From USAID Administrator Mark Green On the New Global Malaria Coordinator

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) welcomes Dr. Kenneth Staley as the new Global Malaria Coordinator, responsible for the strategy and implementation of… Read more »

Africa: USAID Administrator Mark Green's Remarks At an Unlocking the Potential of Development-Impact Bonds Event At the World Economic Forum

MS. GUSTAFSSON-WRIGHT: My name is Emily Gustafsson-Wright. I am a scholar at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. I've had the pleasure of researching impact bonds for the… Read more »

Africa: USAID Administrator Green's Call With Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organization Director General

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Africa: Power Africa - a 2017 Update

Power Africa is a U.S. Government-led partnership coordinated by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Launched in June 2013, Power Africa brings together the… Read more »

Africa: USAID Announces $6.3 Million in Awards to Bolster Sub-Saharan Africa's Off-Grid Energy Sector

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will advance off-grid energy solutions in sub-Saharan Africa through several new awards announced today at the… Read more »

Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa Budget Priorities FY 2018 - U.S. Agency for International Development [Testimony]

Statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the U.S. State Department's FY 2018 Budget request by Acting Asst. Administrator for Africa, Cheryl L. Anderson Read more »

West Africa: USAID Announces Malaria Initiative Launch and Expansion

Today, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green announced that the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), led by USAID and… Read more »

South Sudan: Most Food-insecure Year in the Country's History - USAID

USAID Administrator Mark Green visited the Republic of South Sudan September 1-2, and on Friday he met with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir in Juba. Administrator Green… Read more »

Ethiopia: USAID Administrator Mark Green's Remarks on Feed the Future

ADMINISTRATOR GREEN:  Thank you.  Thank you for the kind introduction. More importantly, thanks to all of you for hosting us here today.  It's not every day that I… Read more »

Ethiopia: USAID Administrator Mark Green's Meeting with Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn

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Sudan: USAID Administrator's Remarks Following Meetings in Khartoum

ADMINISTRATOR GREEN:  Thank you. Let me say it has been an honor to meet here today with the Prime Minister. And I also enjoyed meeting earlier today with Foreign Minister… Read more »

Sudan: USAID Administrator's Remarks Following Meeting with North Darfur State Governor

ADMINISTRATOR GREEN: I wish to offer my sincere thank you to all of you, in particular to the Governor, for the very warm welcome today. Read more »

Africa: United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance in Response to Famine Risk, Violence, and Forced Displacement

Today, the United States announced nearly $639 million in additional humanitarian assistance to the millions of people affected by food insecurity and violence in South Sudan,… Read more »

Africa: Statement From Acting USAID Administrator Wade Warren On the Election of New Who Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

On behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development, I congratulate Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on being elected the next Director-General of the World Health… Read more »