Posted on 12/03/2024 11:01:49 AM PST by packagingguy
The United States will provide more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid for people displaced by drought or conflict in 31 African countries, US President Joe Biden said in Angola Tuesday.
The assistance would address food insecurity and other urgent needs of refugees, internally displaced persons and affected communities in 31 African countries, a statement from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) added.
"Today, I'm announcing over $1 billion of new humanitarian support for Africans displaced from homes by historic droughts," Biden said in an address in the Angolan capital Luanda, where he arrived late Monday for his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president.
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Apparently it doesn’t work that way anymore.
Not one nickel will make it to a displaced person. Every bit of it will be looted by NGOs and African govts. All govt aid to Africa is completely wasted.
There are better ways to engage Africa. Improve US manufacturing and buy their raw materials for example.
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