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Destruction of world's largest humanitarian programme was done without formal authority or official oversight, former USAID employees claim

There was "no alternative" to the depositions, the judge ruled.

Education, food and health programs have been cut, resulting in preventable deaths, aid groups say

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Hours after Donald Trump began his second term as United States president on Jan. 20, 2024, he signed an executive order to end American membership in the World Health Organization (WHO) after one year. This restarted a process that the first Trump administration initiated in July 2020 but was reversed…

Email sent to diplomats by state department office’s new boss is labelled ‘racist’ after dismissing Africa as a priority

It's been a year since the multibillion-dollar unravelling of American aid, costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of children and shaking up the sector.

Since Jan. 20, 2025, the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump has slashed U.S. foreign aid spending. It began with a stop-work order that paused spending on everything from treating tropical diseases in Mali to providing nutrition support in Nepal.

The new program aims to boost U.S. influence and interests in developing nations without the NGOs delivered services through USAID.