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<h1> $4 Billion USAID Funding for African Countries<u></u><u></u></h1>
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<span style="color:forestgreen">over $4 Billion in new funding</span></a> for programs to improve health, education, agriculture, and civil society in 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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