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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Wilson McMakin

Trump’s aid cuts linked to surge in violence across Africa, new study finds

A study published on Thursday has revealed a significant increase in violence across several African nations following Donald Trump’s abrupt decision last year to dissolve the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

While the authors of the study did not directly attribute the surge in conflict to the aid cuts, they concluded that "large-scale, sudden aid cuts can destabilise fragile settings."

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