Analysis
With USAID Gone, Can African Governments Fill the Gap?
The abrupt USAID withdrawal exposed Africa’s reliance on foreign aid, pushing nations to find local alternatives.
Usman Yakubu Usman
February 27, 2025
The abrupt USAID withdrawal exposed Africa’s reliance on foreign aid, pushing nations to find local alternatives.
From an alternate perspective, a pan-African study finds that Nigeria’s political leaders have weaponised social policies for short-term electoral gains, prioritising optics over sustainability.
As hunger persists and Nigerians grapple with economic hardship, many individuals and business owners are entangled in the horrendous act of hoarding, fueling the inflation crisis in the country.
In nearly every instance, the ruling party in the state sweeps all local government chairmanship and council seats, raising serious concerns about the integrity of the electoral process and the prospects for genuine grassroots democracy.
Thousands of Nigerian civil servants are put to the test of eternal misery when their state governors have not shown proper commitment to pay the 70,000 approved minimum wage.
Peering through the broken windows of the abandoned health store, this reporter saw a building ruined with faeces, dead rats, and decaying containers.
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