A Deadly Silence: How US Aid Cuts Are Fueling Africa's Insurgencies The violence that has long plagued Africa is no longer a distant rumble, but a deafening drumbeat that grows louder by the day.
Research published in the journal Science reveals that after the Trump administration effectively eliminated over 90% of foreign aid contracts, conflict surged to unprecedented levels across several African nations.
The study avoids direct causation, but its findings are unambiguous: large scale, sudden aid cuts can destabilize fragile settings, leaving destruction and chaos in their wake.