Cabinet green-lights talks to secure US$ 57mn USAID grant

The Cabinet green-light has been received to secure US$ 57 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to roll out a fresh programme to enable the country to overcome the on-going crisis focusing on productivity-based democratic governance and development of resilient supply chains.

Daily Mirror

2022-06-29

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