VOA 60: US Secretary Announces $45 Billion Fund for Coastal West African States and More

On VOA 60: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday met with Ivory Coasts’s President Alassane Ouattara where he announced $45 billion in new funding focused on preventing conflict and promoting stability in coastal West African nations. Plus, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday attended a video conference alongside his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, where they launched the El Dabaa nuclear plant which will be built by the Kremlin’s nuclear energy company, Rosatom. This and other African related news updates on today’s VOA 60!