Actor Ben Affleck brought his star power to a Senate hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday to garner support for continued foreign assistance in the war-ravaged nation of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ben Affleck lends star power to Congo cause on Capitol Hill
Affleck is the founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative (ECI), a US-based advocacy organization for the people of Eastern Congo.
Affleck was joined by Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates who said foreign assistance in providing basic healthcare in poorer countries would also reap benefits within the United States by preventing an outbreak of future epidemics, like Ebola.
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