Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s attacks on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have had an immediate and devastating impact on the ground in low-income countries.
On 20 January, USAID issued a blanket “stop-work” order to all of its partners, demanding that organisations cease operations. In early February, the Trump administration fired the majority of all 10,000-plus USAID workers, leaving around just 290 employees.
