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Africa 54:Loss and Damage Fund Helps Curb Climate Damage & War Damage Plagues Tigray Despite Truce
The COP27 Environment Summit in Egypt set up a fund for richer nations to help countries slammed by climate change. Henry Wilkins reports on its importance from Niger; Tigray is under truce, but the damage caused by conflict has left the region shattered, as VOA’s Paul Ndiho details; And, Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso tells VOA’s Mariama Diallo what the recent U.S. Africa Leaders Summit accomplished
US-Africa Leaders Summit Review & Efforts to Battle Xenophobia
On this episode of Straight Talk Africa: The three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit held in Washington last week continued America’s effort to strengthen ties with African partners. Host Haydé Adams and her guests, VOA’s Abby Sun and Ignatius Annor, explore what has been accomplished by the Summit and how will that benefit Africans. Also, Desirée Cormier Smith, special representative for the U.S. State Department, talks about efforts to battle Racism and xenophobia.
