Donald Trump’s cuts to US aid around the world are predicted to deny millions of women contraception, while millions more could be denied life-saving HIV treatment. But under the radar was the closure of one of Barack Obama’s flagship programmes: Power Africa. Established in 2013, it aimed to connect the 600 million people across the continent still without electricity from the grid.
Across 12 years, Power Africa deployed some $1.2 billion (£890m), which in turn helped create a further $29bn in funds from other sources, to develop more than 150 major power projects in 42 African countries, and bring electricity to more than 200 million people.
