USAID shutdown linked to sharp increase in violence across Africa: Research

New research suggests the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) led to sharp increases in ...
Los Angeles Times

Trump cut Nigeria’s aid back in March. Now he wonders why it’s so violent

On Truth Social earlier this month President Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “prepare for possible action” to protect Christians in Nigeria. (Hegseth’s social-mediated response: “Yes ...
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USAID shutdown threatens Nigeria’s development programmes —Experts

HEALTH experts are warning that Nigeria’s development sector may experience significant disruptions as the U.S. moves to dissolve USAID and integrate its operations into the State Department. This ...
The Nation Newspaper

Post-USAID Nigeria: A new path for NGOs and Renewed Hope Ward programme

On 20 January 2025, the United States government issued Executive Order 14169 (EO 14169), effectively ending 65 years of USAID assistance to Nigeria. That relationship began in 1961 with grants to ...
Los Angeles Times

In Boko Haram’s birthplace, USAID’s collapse threatens a school for victims of extremism

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Israel Peter was 6 years old when Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked his village in northeastern Nigeria and his family fled. Eight years later, he still hasn’t returned to ...
Christian Science Monitor

Lost your USAID funding? These aid matchmakers have a solution.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Newsday

In Boko Haram's birthplace, USAID's collapse threatens a school for victims of extremism

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Israel Peter was 6 years old when Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked his village in northeastern Nigeria and his family fled. Eight years later, he still hasn’t returned to ...