Repercussions of Foreign Assistance reduction for Africa Under Trump’s Leadership

Repercussions of Foreign Assistance reduction for Africa Under Trump’s Leadership
(L-R) Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, Guinea's President Alpha Conde, US President Donald Trump, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn pose following a family photo of G7 leaders with African leaders after an expanded session at the Summit of the Heads of State and of Government of the G7, the group of most industrialized economies, plus the European Union, on May 27, 2017 in Taormina, Sicily. The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the US and Italy will be joined by representatives of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as well as teams from Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria and Tunisia during the summit from May 26 to 27, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / JONATHAN ERNST (Photo credit should read JONATHAN ERNST/AFP via Getty Images)

Many Africans knew that Trump’s “America First” stance implied that his objectives would not include their continent.

They could not, however, foresee the abrupt halt in foreign aid from the world’s largest contributor, which prevented funds for a number of programs, including free school meals, illness prevention, and education for girls.

Even if certain exceptions have been made in response to international criticism, sub-Saharan Africa might be most affected because the majority of international aid has been put on hold for 90 days to conduct a spending review. The United States gave the area more than $6.5 billion in humanitarian aid last year.

Many in Africa soon focused on PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which is frequently recognised as the world’s most successful foreign aid program. With bipartisan backing, this initiative has been credited with saving over 25 million lives over the last 20 years, mostly in Africa, the continent it was designed to help the most. After the U.S. assistance freeze, the health minister of South Africa, whose nation has the highest rate of HIV-positive individuals, said, “The world is perplexed.

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