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"http://library.koolearn.com/news/swf/mp3player.swfPartnering for Development in Africa
与非洲开发合作
In October, the United States Agency for International Development, or
USAID, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, or COMESA,
launched a five-year Regional Development Objectives Grant Agreement at the 19th
COMESA Summit, held this year in Madagascar. The agreement, announced in
Nairobi, Kenya, provides for USAID to contribute approximately $77 million
dollars to strengthen the collaborative partnership between the two
organizations and implement regional trade, investment, and agriculture
development programs that contribute to their common goals.
U.S. Ambassador to Zambia and Special Representative to COMESA Eric
Schultz, USAID Deputy Mission Director for Kenya and East Africa Candace
Buzzard, and the COMESA Secretary General Ambassador Sindiso Ngwenya signed a
memorandum of understanding to affirm the agreement.
Ambassador Schultz pointed to the continued momentum toward achieving
common economic development goals by renewing the partnership. “Through economic
diversification, attracting more foreign investment, and reducing existing trade
barriers, we can build upon our successes to date. I am confident that the new
Agreement will help us bolster growth and unlock economic potential among the
COMESA member states.”
Under this agreement, COMESA and USAID will work together to achieve shared
development priorities to promote sustainable regional economic integration;
reinforce institutional governance and accountability by supporting the
coordination of regional trade, investment, and agricultural policies; and
strengthen COMESA's organizational leadership.
The new agreement is not the first for USAID and COMESA, a regional
economic community under the African Union with 19 member states. They have
partnered since 2003 to create sustainable and integrated markets, increase the
productivity of staple crops and farm productivity, promote trade and reduce
trade barriers in regional markets, and support the free movement of goods and
services in the region. Under a previous agreement, USAID provided $115 million
dollars to support the organization in delivering its mandate.
The United States is proud to work with its partner, COMESA, to promote the
prosperity of Africa and the world.
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