A surge in violence followed Trump's cuts to USAID programs in Africa, a study finds
Researchers said more than 90% of foreign aid contracts were cut, and violence rose in Africa’s most USAID-dependent regions after the shutdown.
- On Thursday, a study published in the journal Science linked the dissolution of the U.S. Agency for International Development to increased violence in African regions that previously relied on the agency for support.
- President Donald Trump's administration dissolved USAID last year, eliminating more than 90% of foreign aid contracts and cutting some $60 billion in funding that supported African governments responding to multiple crises.
- Researchers correlated the abrupt USAID withdrawal with sustained conflict increases in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Ivory Coast, where programs had helped counter threats from Boko Haram and other insurgent groups.
- The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data reported Wednesday that jihadis have increasingly targeted civilians over four years, with senior Africa analyst Ladd Serwat noting lost aid programs removed critical community support.
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After the abrupt end of U.S. development aid, violence has increased significantly in several African countries, as evidenced by a new study. The consequences could hardly be reversed.
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A surge in violence followed Trump’s cuts to USAID programs in Africa, a study finds
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision last year to abruptly dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development — once a leading global aid donor
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A surge in violence followed Trump's cuts to USAID programs in Africa, a study finds
A new study has found that the Trump administration's decision last year to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development — once a leading global aid donor — was followed by a significant increase in violence in several African countries the agency had supported.
USAID Cuts Followed by Surge in Violence in Africa, Study Says
A new study has found that the Trump administration's decision last year to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development — once a leading global aid donor — was followed by a significant increase in violence in several African countries the agency had supported USAID Cuts Followed by Surge in Violence in Africa, Study Says.
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