A $760 Billion European Economy Terminates 18-Year Liberia Aid Programme as It Shifts Spending Towards Ukraine

A $760 billion European economy terminates 18-year Liberia aid programme as it shifts spending towards Ukraine

Sweden, a $760 billion European economy, has ended an 18-year development aid programme in Liberia worth SEK 5.77 billion (about $600 million) as the country redirects more of its resources towards Ukraine and a major expansion of defence spending.

Sweden ends aid to Liberia in a hammer blow to women’s rights and healthcare

Sexual and reproductive services face an uncertain future as the country’s second-largest donor halts support worth hundreds of millions of pounds The Swedish flag is still flying above the pale blue building overlooking the Atlantic in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, but the doors of the embassy are now closed to visitors. On 31 August, the Swedish…