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‘Everything was stopped’: USAID cuts hit hard in northern Kenya

‘Everything was stopped’: USAID cuts hit hard in northern Kenya

  • President Donald Trump’s administration has announced dramatic cuts to USAID whose annual budget was close to $43 billion
  • The picture is increasingly grim in Kakuma refugee camp, which hosts more than 300,000 people mostly from South Sudan, Somalia, Burundi and Rwanda
  • Protests broke out last month after news that rations, already lowered last year, would be further reduced because of the cuts to US foreign aid spending
By AFP ·
US aid cuts a ‘death sentence’ for millions: UN

US aid cuts a ‘death sentence’ for millions: UN

By AFP ·
USAID team fired while in Myanmar earthquake zone, ex-official says

USAID team fired while in Myanmar earthquake zone, ex-official says

By Reuters ·
Doctors warn US aid cuts leave rural Afghanistan without health care

Doctors warn US aid cuts leave rural Afghanistan without health care

By MODASER ISLAMI ·
Ivory Coast is losing US aid as Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups are approaching

Ivory Coast is losing US aid as Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups are approaching

By AP ·
US official sought to end aid for Rohingya refugees, email says

US official sought to end aid for Rohingya refugees, email says

By Reuters ·
Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s projects gone

Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s projects gone

By AP ·
Hundreds of US diplomats join letter to Rubio to protest dismantling of USAID

Hundreds of US diplomats join letter to Rubio to protest dismantling of USAID

By Reuters ·
Analysis What shutdown of USAID programs means for vulnerable Arab countries

What shutdown of USAID programs means for vulnerable Arab countries

By Jonathan Lessware ·
Special US aid cuts hit Rohingya in Bangladesh refugee camps

US aid cuts hit Rohingya in Bangladesh refugee camps

By SHEHAB SUMON ·
US exempts security funds from aid freeze but little for humanitarian programs

US exempts security funds from aid freeze but little for humanitarian programs

By Reuters ·
Trump aid cut imperils water scheme in Pakistan’s hottest city video

Trump aid cut imperils water scheme in Pakistan’s hottest city

By AFP ·
Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says

Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says

By AP ·

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