Press Releases

Today, Administrator Samantha Power announced that USAID is exploring ways in which partner countries, including Colombia, Kosovo, and Zambia, can transform the way people connect with their government through the adoption of e-government tools. 

The Second Gentleman of the United States, Douglas Emhoff, visited Lusaka National Park to see how public-private partnerships are empowering women, promoting climate smart agriculture, and strengthening community conservation efforts in and around Zambia’s national parks.

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Alternatives to Charcoal project, has awarded six grants to local Zambian companies that promote clean cooking fuels and technologies.

At the World Economic Forum today, Administrator Samantha Power announced USAID will launch the Enterprises for Development, Growth, and Empowerment (EDGE) Fund, an innovative new fund designed to unlock and unleash outsized private sector impacts on global development challenges. USAID will work with Congress to provide $50 million for the fund, the first-of-its kind private sector partnership fund dedicated to launching partnerships that leverage business capabilities and influence commercial operations to advance development objectives. 

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has appointed Zambian-born Monde Muyangwa, PhD., as the Assistant Administrator to the Bureau for Africa. Appointed by President Biden, Dr. Muyangwa brings with her an impressive combination of personal and professional experience and is uniquely suited to help guide the United States’ African development agenda forward.

At the G7 Leaders’ Summit in June 2022, President Biden announced that the United States is expanding Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative, to reach eight new African countries, including Zambia. This expansion will help directly address the impacts of recent shocks to global food security and nutrition.

At the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Germany, President Biden announced that the United States is expanding Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative, to reach new countries and intensify efforts to directly address and mitigate the impacts of recent shocks to global food security and nutrition. 

Today, USAID Administrator Samantha Power attended meetings and events during her second day at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, New York.