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How a laid-off USAID worker converted an unfortunate situation into an opportunity
Earlier this year, the Trump administration dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in a move to streamline government. As an organization that provided financial support to various humanitarian initiatives globally, analysts projected that millions of people could die if the administration continues to cut foreign aid. What is more, laid-off workers for the…
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Somalia: U.S. aid cuts force hospital to close, fired workers reopen it and work without pay
In early July, the Suuqa Xoolaha Center for Mothers and Children, a hospital in southern Somalia,...
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Trump administration shifts global health aid toward bilateral country deals
The Trump administration is overhauling America’s approach to global health aid, shifting...
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Supreme Court grants Trump temporary halt on billions in foreign aid
Chief Justice John Roberts has temporarily sided with the Trump administration, halting the...
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Trump administration ordered to release withheld billions in foreign aid
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali has ordered the Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid that Congress already approved, rejecting an attempt to keep the money unspent. The Washington-based...
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Trump uses decades-old maneuver to block $4.9B in foreign aid approved by Congress
President Donald Trump has taken the unprecedented step of canceling $4.9 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress, using a rarely invoked maneuver that effectively sidesteps the legislative...
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Trump administration petitions Supreme Court to halt $12B in foreign aid payments
The Trump administration is once again turning to the Supreme Court, seeking an emergency order to block billions in foreign aid from being disbursed before the fiscal year ends in September. Late Tuesday...
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Divided appeals court backs Trump’s power to freeze billions in foreign aid
On Wednesday, a sharply split federal appeals court handed the Trump administration a significant victory, ruling it can pause or terminate billions in foreign aid that Congress had already approved. In...
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UN sounds alarm over Nigeria’s deepening hunger crisis as funding for food aid runs dry across West and Central Africa
An alarming hunger emergency is sweeping through Nigeria, where nearly 31 million people now face acute food insecurity, a crisis the United Nations is calling “unprecedented.” At the heart...
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Trump’s Africa strategy swaps aid for trade—but at what cost?
When President Donald Trump hosted five African leaders in Washington this month, his comments laid bare a strained understanding of the continent. He praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s English,...
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“Stop all work” – U.S. aid cuts derail HIV vaccine trials in South Africa
Just days before South African scientists were set to launch clinical trials of a promising HIV vaccine, their progress was abruptly halted. An email landed in their inboxes, brief and devastating: “Stop...
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Trump’s ‘good English’ comment to Liberian president triggers backlash and bewilderment
A seemingly offhand remark by U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked backlash in Liberia, where many viewed his comments as patronizing rather than complimentary. During a meeting with West African leaders...
