ANALYSIS: Is the loss of aid an opportunity for Africa?

United States (US) President Donald Trump’s administration has wrought havoc across Africa and beyond by abruptly dismantling the multibillion-dollar US Agency for International Development (USAID). This has terminated countless development projects and put millions of recipients at risk.

The cuts are difficult to quantify because of the chaotic way the US has gone about them. But 5,341 USAID programmes worth $75.9 billion have been wiped out, says Devex – an independent news…