USAID provides nearly $297 million in urgently needed humanitarian assistance to South Africa, Djibouti, Kenya, Niger, Mozambique, Congo, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic, elsewhere

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Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.

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USAID Administrator Samantha Power on Saturday announced nearly $297 million in humanitarian assistance to several countries around the globe, including in South Africa, Djibouti, Kenya, Niger, Mozambique, Congo, Zimbabwe, and Central African Republic. The announcement was made at the Global Citizen Live event.