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Ahead of the US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, the White House announces that the US pledged $55 billion in economic, health and security support for Africa over the next three years. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces in Kyiv a further $2 billion in military aid for Ukrainian forces holding back Russian onslaughts at several points across the sprawling front. The announcement comes at a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba weeks after Washington approved a $61 billion package of aid for the country following months of delays in Congress. SOUNDBITE
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announces $6 billion in new military aid for Ukraine as Washington rushes to fill gaps left by months of limited American assistance. SOUNDBITE
The United States announces close to $3 billion in fresh military assistance for Ukraine as the country marks its Independence Day, Undersecretary for Defense Colin Kahl says at a Pentagon press briefing, in the largest single security package yet in the six-month-old war. SOUNDBITE
Visiting Brussels for a NATO summit, US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin discusses a new financial package for Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
Some 30 African and European leaders meet in Paris on Tuesday with major international economic organisations to try to prevent Africa from falling out of the financial, economic and social mainstream after the pandemic. IMAGES DES ARRIVEES