From 1949 onward, vast numbers of East Germans fled to West Germany, weakening East Germany’s economy and its political stability. Because three Western powers (the U.S., the United Kingdom and France) and the Soviet Union were temporarily occupying Germany, the country was divided into a western zone - administered by the Western allies - and an eastern zone, administered by the Soviet Union.Īlthough Berlin was in the eastern zone, it was similarly divided between Western and Eastern (Soviet) administrators. The Berlin Wall had its roots in the aftermath of World War II, following the Allied victory over Adolf Hitler’s Nazi forces. The concrete barrier, topped with barbed wire, had stood for nearly three decades, and its fall was embraced as a triumph of democracy and freedom. When the Berlin Wall - dividing a city, a nation and Europe - was taken down on November 9, 1989, celebrations erupted around the world.

USAID Combats Fall Armyworm Infestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

YALI Alumni Meet Dr Peter Pham and the Ambassador Mike Hammer.

Government Support for Health Security: We were there before the first case of Ebola and we will be there long after the last. Provides Nearly $48 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance to Address Ongoing Humanitarian Emergency in the D.R.C.

Demonstration Alert: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Demonstration Alert: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 7 October 2023.United States Donates COVID-19 Vaccines for Democratic Republic of the Congo in Collaboration with African Union and COVAX Network.

Blinken And Democratic Republic of Congo Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula Before Their Meeting Administrator Samantha Power Launches New Fund to Spur Investment in Africa’s Agricultural Growth and Support 1.5 Million African Farmers.U.S.-DRC Workshop Supports Development of Value Chain for Electric Vehicle Batteries.Statement on the Escalation of Violence in North Kivu, DRC.Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Development of the Lobito Corridor and the Zambia-Lobito Rail Line.

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