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After USAID: the future of foreign aid


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Three months after the Trump administration made drastic cuts to its aid agency, USAID, the effects are being felt across the world, particularly in Africa. In this episode we speak to Bright Simons, an African aid expert and visiting senior fellow at ODI Global about where the decimation of US aid leaves the debate about the future of development assistance.

This episode of The Conversation Weekly was written and produced by Mend Mariwany and Gemma Ware. Mixing and sound design by Eloise Stevens and theme music by Neeta Sarl. Read the full credits for this episode and sign up here for a free daily newsletter from The Conversation.

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  • USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security
  • USAID: the human cost of Donald Trump’s aid freeze for a war-torn part of Sudan

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