U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Coverage of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Nexus archive.
- ‘The risks are growing and the resources are shrinking’: Experts blame DOGE cuts for intensifying the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 500
Over 500 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo from an Ebola outbreak linked to reduced international aid, including cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Experts attribute weakened healthcare systems and delayed containment efforts to these funding reductions, which have exacerbated the spread of the Bundibugyo strain.
- Trump admin paying thousands of dollars per month to store ruined USAID contraceptives
Millions of dollars’ worth of contraceptives purchased by USAID for distribution to low-income nations in Africa have expired. The Trump administration is paying tens of thousands of dollars monthly to store them in Belgium, according to a USAID inspector general report. The expired contraceptives are valued at $9.7 million.
- USAID’s closure led to ‘entirely preventable’ deaths, latest Ebola outbreak: House Dem report
A House Oversight Democrats report claims the Trump administration's decision to eliminate the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contributed to 600,000 'entirely preventable' deaths, weakened the global response to the latest Ebola outbreak, and allowed U.S. adversaries to gain influence in the developing world.
- I Was Afghanistan’s Attorney General. Here Is What Justice Looked Like — and What Destroyed It.
The article details the progress made in integrating women into Afghanistan's justice system under the author's tenure as Attorney General (2016-2021), including a rise in female prosecutors from 3% to 23%. However, the Taliban's 2021 takeover dismantled these reforms, releasing convicted abusers and silencing women's legal advancements.