USAID

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USAID and the pacification industry in Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict
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USAID and the pacification industry in Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) opened its office in Palestine back in 1994. Its website, which is no longer available,...

Trump administration seeks Congress approval for USAID reorganisation | Donald Trump News
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Trump administration seeks Congress approval for USAID reorganisation | Donald Trump News

The administration of President Donald Trump has made a formal request to Congress to reorganise the United States Agency for International Development (USAID),...

Judge says Musk and DOGE ‘likely violated’ constitution in USAID shutdown | Donald Trump News
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Judge says Musk and DOGE ‘likely violated’ constitution in USAID shutdown | Donald Trump News

A federal district judge in Maryland has found that Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) appear to have breached the...

USAID cuts: Immediate and devastating | TV Shows
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USAID cuts: Immediate and devastating | TV Shows

We examine how USAID cuts are affecting millions of people worldwide. United States President Donald Trump has suspended nearly all operations of the...

Chihombori-Quao: USAID was ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ in Africa | Donald Trump
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Chihombori-Quao: USAID was ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ in Africa | Donald Trump

Former African Union ambassador to the US says US government’s aid agency had a ‘major meddling agenda’ across Africa. Far from being a...

Trump’s USAID freeze must serve as a wake-up call for Africa | Health
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Trump’s USAID freeze must serve as a wake-up call for Africa | Health

On January 20, President Donald Trump sanctioned a 90-day halt on foreign aid, a decision that affected all financial support distributed by the...

Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump | Donald Trump News
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Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump | Donald Trump News

The Trump administration has targeted USAID as part of his efforts to trim government spending and reduce ‘waste’. The United States has cancelled...

Why some in the Global South are not mourning the demise of USAID | Opinions
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Why some in the Global South are not mourning the demise of USAID | Opinions

United States President Donald Trump’s blitzkrieg campaign against the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has demolished the organisation described as the “world’s...

Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers | Donald Trump News
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Trump administration moves to fire or put on leave nearly all USAID workers | Donald Trump News

Humanitarian assistance experts have warned agency’s demise will harm vulnerable people and weaken US soft power. The administration of United States President Donald...