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Ad hits Obama on child soldiers
Sep 20, 2012
Conservative nonprofit Let Freedom Ring attacks Obama for providing military aid to countries that use child soldiers.
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China offers $20 billion in aid to Africa
Jul 19, 2012
China held a forum with African leaders today, offering $20 billion in loans to countries throughout the continent over the next three years. The pledge almost doubles China's previous aid to Africa, strengthening a relationship that has attracted a lot of criticism from the West.
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In Kenya, U.S. aid groups focus their efforts
Jan 16, 2012
Kenya has received international aid for years, but life remains bleak for many. Donors are getting smarter about how to channel their giving.
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Was the world late to Somalia's famine?
Jan 4, 2012
Many experts suggest the global aid community – including the largest donor, the United States – responded too late to the famine in the Horn of Africa.
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Foreign aid recipients hurt by global economic concerns
Nov 30, 2011
In South Korea today, UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon warned rich countries not to shortchange their international aid programs as they cut their budgets.
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MAP: U.S. foreign aid to the Middle East and South Asia
Feb 16, 2011
Since the end of World War II, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has worked to further America's foreign policy inte...
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The finances of the U.S.'s relationship with Egypt
Feb 1, 2011
The U.S. say that it would reconsider sending aid to the Arab country when the Egyptian protests start. There's yet to be any official decision. ...
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