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Harris Announces $100 Million in Aid to Ghana During Meeting with Akufo-Addo
March 28, 2023
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Praising Ghana as “a beacon of democracy,” Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the United States will give $100 million in aid to “help address the threats of violent extremism and instability” in the west African nation and four other countries on the continent. Benin, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, and Togo are the other nations that…
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