World Aug 24 Vulnerable South Africans struggle to find HIV medication after U.S. foreign aid cuts By Louise Dewast, Associated Press
Nation May 26 Watch 6:45 Catholic Relief Services faces uncertain future after Trump cuts aid funding One of the first major policy decisions of the second Trump administration was a significant change in spending on foreign aid. That eventually included effectively dissolving the U.S. Agency for International Development, the primary organization that distributed those funds. Deema… By Deema Zein, Layla Quran
World Mar 08 Watch 4:56 The historical reality of land ownership in South Africa amid Trump’s criticisms There’s an escalating dispute between President Trump and South Africa over a new land policy that he says discriminates against the country’s white minority. On Truth Social Friday, Trump criticized what he called the “terrible” treatment of farmers and offered… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic
World Mar 02 Watch 6:00 What cuts in U.S. foreign aid may mean for children suffering in Haiti In Haiti, years of chaos and instability have brought the country to the brink of collapse. More than 1 million people, nearly 10 percent of the population, have been displaced. Now, as the Trump administration eliminates most U.S. foreign aid… By Ali Rogin
Politics Feb 01 USAID website goes dark amid Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid worldwide The website of the U.S. Agency for International Development went offline without explanation Saturday as thousands of furloughs, layoffs and program shutdowns continued in President Donald Trump's freeze on U.S.-funded foreign aid and development worldwide. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press
Sep 07 Watch 10:10 U.S. ambassador to United Nations discusses concerns over another genocide in Darfur By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi More than 5 million people in Sudan have been displaced by a power struggle between the military and an offshoot paramilitary group. More than 200,000 from the Darfur region have fled into Chad, where the U.N. is sending humanitarian assistance. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 9:14 Turmoil in Israel prompts new calls for U.S. to cut off billions in annual aid By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn Israel’s current political turmoil, driven by the most far-right government in that nation’s history, has renewed the debate over America’s financial assistance to that country. The U.S. has been a supporter of Israel since its creation in 1948. William Brangham… Continue watching
Sep 02 U.S. suspends some aid to Ethiopia over dam dispute with Egypt By Cara Anna, Associated Press A State Department spokesperson said the decision to "temporarily pause" some aid "reflects our concern about Ethiopia's unilateral decision to begin to fill the dam before an agreement."… Continue reading
Mar 13 An economic way to nudge Putin out of the crisis in Ukraine By George C. Lodge The way out of the crisis in Ukraine and toward serious negotiations over Crimea, George Cabot Lodge argues, is to carefully convince Russia of its dependency on the world economy. Continue reading