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Uganda’s tax system is a drain on small businesses: how to set them free

Uganda is one of the countries most exposed to recent cuts in international aid, particularly with the dissolution of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). In 2023, about 5% of gross national income – a measure of a country’s total income, including income from foreign sources – was received…

The Conversation

USAID looking for lawyers to target employees who spoke to media

The majority of the staff at USAID will be fired by beginning of September, according to Trump administration

The Independent UK

Humanitarian aid depends on good data: what’s wrong with the way it’s collected

The defunding of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), along with reductions in aid from the UK and elsewhere, raises questions about the continued collection of data that helps inform humanitarian efforts.

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Over 200 lawsuits, 142 executive orders, and 24 days golfing: Trump’s first 100 days by the numbers

From a crashing stock market to mass deportations, purges of the federal workforce and the occasional Melania Trump spotting, Alicja Hagopian and Alex Woodward explore the numbers behind the beginning of Trump’s second term

The Independent UK

White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and for NATO headquarters

The Independent UK

Trump moves to officially close USAID and tells remaining employees their jobs will be eliminated

The Trump administration is moving to effectively close global aid agency as federal appeals court clears path for DOGE cuts

The Independent UK

The Latest: DOGE official to take USAID leadership role despite department helping to dismantle it

According to an email obtained by The Associated Press, a senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, giving DOGE direct authority over an agency it has worked to dismantle

The Independent UK

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Bill Gates reportedly warned Trump his foundation won’t be able to fund global health gaps if the administration keeps making major cuts

Gates Foundation officials have previously said “no foundation” can effectively replace the U.S. government’s foreign aid funding.

Fortune

Senate panel backs diplomatic nominees after Democratic delay - Roll Call

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed three nominees for diplomatic posts, including the ambassador to NATO.

Roll Call

USAID Contracts For Peanut Butter Paste Reinstated

MANA Nutrition's Georgia plant resumes production of life-saving peanut butter paste for malnourished children after USAID contract reinstatement.

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USAID Cancels Contracts For Lifesaving Peanut Butter Paste

MANA Nutrition's RUTF production faces uncertainty after USAID contract termination, risking aid programs worldwide.

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Elon Musk admits DOGE accidentally eliminated prevention measures combatting Ebola virus

USAID leads the government's efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases before they land on American soil. Some experts claim Musk broke it.

Fortune

Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration To Release Foreign Aid

Federal judge orders Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid funds following non-compliance with court order.

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Trump Fires 1,600 US-Based USAID Staffers, Most Global Personnel Placed On Leave: An Agenda 'Misalignment'?

The Trump administration has fired 1,600 personnel of the USAID, an agency that helped deliver aid to many countries worldwide as part of the Elon Musk-led DOGE's efforts to downsize the federal government.

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Judge Orders Trump Administration To Restore Foreign Aid Funding

Federal judge orders temporary restoration of foreign aid funding despite Trump administration's efforts to withhold assistance, causing disruptions in glo...

The Guardian - UK

How will Trump and Musk’s freeze on USAid affect millions around the world?

Immediately after his inauguration, the US president and the head of Doge halted funding for all foreign assistance, creating chaos for staff and for humanitarian projects, charities, governments and people around the world

The Conversation

In Afghanistan, families are forced to sell children to survive. Trump’s USAID cuts will be devastating

The dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is a serious blow to the soft power of the United States and disastrous for many poor countries where it helps provide humanitarian, health and educational services.

The Conversation

Kenya relies on USAid famine warning system – what happens now that it’s gone?

Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), a web-based platform for predicting famine, went offline on 30 January 2025. The system had provided up-to-date data to predict and track food insecurity in nearly 30 countries in Africa, central America and Asia for 40 years. It was funded by the US…

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Chaos At House Hearing Over USAID Demise

House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing delves into challenges and controversies surrounding USAID's demise and the need for bipartisan cooperation in addr...

The Conversation

Healthcare in Africa on brink of crisis as US exits WHO and USAid freezes funds: health scholar explains why

US president Donald Trump has taken a series of decisions that have delivered body blows to the global management of health. He has announced that the US will leave the World Health Organization. And a 90-day freeze has been placed on money distributed by the US Agency for International Development…

International Business Times

Trump Says Musk Will Help Uncover 'Hundreds Of Billions' In US Govt Fraud

President Donald Trump said in remarks airing Sunday that Elon Musk, who is presiding over a purge of US government jobs, will help find "hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud" in federal agencies.

International Business Times

Trump Administration To Cut USAID Staff To Fewer Than 300 Staffers: Reports

More than 10,000 jobs will be slashed from the global humanitarian agency; Foreign Service officers will have 30 days to return to the U.S.

Latin Times

USAID Employees Worldwide Will Be Ordered to Stop Working Friday, Must Return to the US

In a sweeping move to dismantle the USAID, the Trump administration has ordered nearly all employees worldwide to stop working by Friday and return to the US.

The Conversation

As Trump tries to slash US foreign aid, here are 3 common myths many Americans mistakenly believe about it

U.S. foreign aid is in disarray.

Latin Times

Users Flood X With Names of DOGE Employees After Elon Musk Attempts to Suppress Them

Social media users are inundating platforms with the names of employees working under Elon Musk as a part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) after the billionaire deleted one user's X account for doing the same thing.

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