USAID

Ivory Coast is losing US aid as Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups are approaching

Ivory Coast is losing US aid as Al-Qaeda and other extremist groups are approaching

  • In Kimbirila-Nord, US funding helped young people get job training, built parks for cattle to graze so they are no longer stolen by jihadis on Malian territory
  • In 2019, President Donald Trump signed the Global Fragility Act that led to the initiatives in northern Ivory Coast
  • In January, Trump ordered a freeze on foreign assistance and a review of all US aid and development work abroad
By AP ·

Analysis What shutdown of USAID programs means for vulnerable Arab countries

What shutdown of USAID programs means for vulnerable Arab countries

By Jonathan Lessware ·