US EditionOver €1.5 billion pledged for Africa's Great Lakes region at Paris conference
More than €1.5 billion pledged by 60 countries and organizations aims to address humanitarian needs and support peace-building in the Great Lakes region, officials said.
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Africa: Over €1.5 Billion Pledged for Africa's Great Lakes Region At Paris Conference
At the close of an international conference in Paris on the Great Lakes region, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that €1.5 billion has been pledged in aid. Meanwhile the airport in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will reopen to humanitarian flights.
João Lourenço's Foreign Minister, whose country has mediated in the conflict between the DRC and Rwanda, took part in the Paris conference on the Great Lakes, which he welcomes the initiative. He answered the questions of Young Africa.
Over €1.5 billion pledged for Africa's Great Lakes region at Paris conference
At the close of an international conference in Paris on the Great Lakes region, French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that €1.5 billion has been pledged in aid. Meanwhile the airport in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, will reopen to humanitarian flights.
At an international conference in Paris, the French President said on Thursday that "we cannot remain silent spectators of the tragedy in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo".
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