U.S. to give $17 million more in Horn of Africa aid

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U.S. to give $17 million more in Horn of Africa aid

U.S. to give $17 million more in Horn of Africa aid

The United States will give an additional $17 million in aid for Horn of Africa countries struck by famine, including $12 million to help Somalis, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.

Clinton said in a speech that the new money -- which comes on top of $105 million in U.S. assistance announced on Monday -- would bring total U.S. humanitarian aid to the region to more than $580 million this year.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/11/us-somalia-usa-famine-idUSTRE77A45I20110811

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