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- Africa - aid - diplomacy - Mali - USA


Donald Steinberg, Deputy Administrator, US Agency for International Development

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As Mali descends into chaos, Annette Young talks to the number two at the US Agency for International Development about the effectiveness of American aid in the West African nation. Ambassador Donald Steinberg tells her that current events will force Washington to rethink its approach in its aid strategy.

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