President Donald Trump's administration has moved to fire nearly all USAID staff, as billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has slashed funding and dismissed contractors ...

WSJ’s Shelby Holliday breaks down why President Trump and Elon Musk have targeted USAID, the DC-based international aid organization with more than 10,000 employees and relief operations around ...

A senior State Department official who masterminded the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has left his role after less than three months, a U.S. official said.

In 2024 alone, the US government funded 283 research-related programs in Africa, most through USAID, totaling over US$240 million. Uganda had 13 such programs, amounting to nearly US$700,000 in 2024.

Trump administration has moved to fire nearly all USAID staff Marocco may have been pushed out of role Cuts have thrown humanitarian efforts into turmoil April 13 (Reuters) - Pete Marocco ...

Over the weekend, however, at least 42 of those programs were informed that USAID had canceled their contracts, which provided funding for the delivery of aid services over a set period of time.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, YouTube, or search “Devex” in your favorite podcast app. A new round of cuts issued over the last weekend reportedly included lifesaving ...

Dr Jimmy Opigo, who runs Uganda’s malaria control programme, said USAID stop-work orders issued in late January have left him and others “focusing on disaster preparedness”. The United ...

The future of USAID – the world's largest donor of humanitarian aid, including projects to raise the quality and safety of medicines in low- and middle-income countries – is in doubt.

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