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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hosting African finance ministers at the Treasury from"for a unique gathering to discuss shared priorities," she wroet on Twitter. Seated on her left is Vera Daves from Angola and on her right, Ghana's Ken Ofori-Atta.U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo hosted 10 African Ministers of Finance, along with Donald Kaberuka, an African Union special envoy and a former president of the African Development Bank.
"We affirmed that engaging African leaders and citizens is essential to solving our global challenges, including food insecurity," Yellen said in a The problems we face cannot be surmounted without engaging the world's fastest growing continent, one that will represent about half of total growth between now and 2050, with its dynamism and creativity.
We hope that this discussion helps us build on our existing partnership and ensures your priorities are reflected at the Summit. We are working through multilateral channels such as the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, where President Biden just led a record $14.75 billion replenishment.
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