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USAID Administrator Mark Green’s Meetings with President Tshisekedi of the DRC

United States Agency for International Development – USAID August 19, 2019 The following is attributable to Spokesperson Tom Babington: On August 19, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green met with His Excellency, Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Kinshasa. Administrator Green first underscored the need to tackle the problem of human trafficking ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 20 August, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: Ebola outbreak, global health

The United States Announces More Than $38 Million in Additional Assistance to Contain Ebola Outbreak

United States Agency for International Development – USAID July 24, 2019 The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing more than $38 million in additional assistance to help end the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including $15 million in new funding to the World Health Organization. This brings the total USAID funding for ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 25 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: Ebola outbreak, global health

USAID Awards a New Artisanal Mine Site Validation Project

Date: July 18, 2019 Subjet: USAID Awards a New Artisanal Mine Site Validation Project The U.S. government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID) , is pleased to announce the award of a new USAID-funded mine site validation project in North and South Kivu. The $3.7 million USAID-funded Sustainable Mine Site Validation (SMSV) project, implemented by Pact, will help counter ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 18 July, 2019 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tags: human rights, security issues, Trade, USAID DRC

Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Kinshasa (July 15, 2019)

Event: On July 14, 2019, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reported a confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease in the city of Goma in the province of Nord-Kivu. This is the first confirmed case in this city. Over 2500 confirmed and probable cases have been reported in the nine ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 15 July, 2019 | Topics: Alert, Health Issues

Ambassador Hammer’s Independence Day Remarks

Distinguished Guests and members of the Tshisekedi Administration, Ministers, Members of Parliament, Chiefs of Mission, International Organization partners, Members of civil society and press, And Friends of the United States, It is an honor for me and my wife Margret to welcome you to America’s House in Kinshasa for our Independence Day celebration. We are living through historic times in the ...

By U.S. Embassy Kinshasa | 3 July, 2019 | Topics: Events, Featured Event, News, Speeches, U.S. & The Democratic Republic of the Congo

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