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Trump Appointees Fire Hundreds at U.S.A.I.D. Working on Urgent Aid

The firings added to doubts about whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the agency’s acting head, supports lifesaving humanitarian assistance, as he has said he does. ​The firings added to doubts about whether Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the agency’s acting head, supports lifesaving humanitarian assistance, as he has said he does. Read More

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Chad : World Bank earmarks $100m to combat desertification in Chad

The World Bank is drawing up a $100m project to help fight desertification in Chad. The plan, to be implemented by the environment ministry’s department of environmental assessments, must be submitted for validation by the bank’s board by 28 November. ​The World Bank is drawing up a $100m project to help fight desertification in Chad.

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Mali/Niger/Senegal : Qatari foreign minister to tour Sahel states

Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi is due to visit Niger, Mali and Senegal at some point next week, in an order that has yet to be defined. ​Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi is due to visit Niger, Mali and Senegal at some point

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African Union/Somalia : New AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia to be discussed in Addis Ababa and Doha

A meeting between all the parties involved in Aussom, the African Union’s new support and stabilisation mission in Somalia, is due to take place on 24 and 25 February in Addis Ababa. ​A meeting between all the parties involved in Aussom, the African Union’s new support and stabilisation mission in Somalia, is due to take

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