US EditionRubio: USAID officially ceases operations
UNITED STATES, JUL 08 – Secretary Rubio ends USAID after cutting 80% of its programs to align foreign aid with U.S. interests, potentially impacting millions of lives, officials said.
- On July 1, 2025, USAID officially ceased operations and its functions, including oversight of Ethiopian bilateral aid, transferred to the U.S. State Department in Addis Abeba.
- This closure followed a staffing purge starting in February 2025 with 94% of personnel laid off and roughly 83% of programs cancelled amid a policy shift favoring private-sector-led development.
- U.S. Ambassador Ervin J. Massinga reported that nearly 90% of the humanitarian aid initiatives in Ethiopia have been reinstated under the management of the State Department, continuing essential programs related to health, food security, and bilateral cooperation.
- A March 2025 Global Nutrition Cluster report revealed acute malnutrition rates exceeding 15% in several Ethiopian regions, signaling a worsening crisis impacting children and lactating women.
- Former USAID and State officials ousted in the purge are now mobilizing workshops and grassroots consulting to resist perceived authoritarianism in the U.S. and promote noncooperation tactics.
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USAID officially ceases operation, ‘marking a shift by US to focus resources on itself’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the official end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday, after rapidly dismantling the government's foreign aid arm since President Donald Trump's return to the White House, the Hill reported.
State Department Takes Over Bilateral Aid, Core USAID Programs in Ethiopia
Addis Abeba -- The United States Embassy in Addis Abeba has announced that, effective 01 July 2025, the U.S. Department of State has assumed select functions of USAID and oversight of bilateral assistance agreements with the Ethiopian government. Key programs, particularly those focused on humanitarian aid, global health, and food security, will now operate under newly restructured frameworks within the State Department.
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PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A group of fired United States Agency for International Development (USAID) staff is reportedly organizing resistance efforts against Trump.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Former USAID workers, Ro Tucci, and the Trump administration.WHEN & WHERE: The resistance efforts began after the Trump White House shuttered USAID earlier this year, with the operation revealed on July 7, 2025.KEY QUOTE: “You just released a bunch of well-trained…
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