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Amid USAID chaos, some humanitarian aid groups still aren’t getting paid for lifesaving programs

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(CNN) — Edesia, a Rhode Island-based company that makes “Plumpy’Nut” — packets of specially fortified and highly caloric peanut butter paste that saves the lives of severely malnourished babies and children — recently laid off 10% of its staff and…

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Abandoned in a Foreign War Zone

A USAID logo is visible on a box amid the scattered remains of materials left behind by looters after widespread vandalism and looting following clashes at the World Food Program warehouse in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo on February 21, 2025. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP via Getty Images)“I THOUGHT THE GOVERNMENT followed the rules,” Carol told me.1 Carol worked at USAID. She was among those fired when the Trump administration gutted the ag…

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Amid USAID chaos, some humanitarian aid groups still aren’t getting paid for lifesaving programs

Scores of organizations are grappling with canceled US Agency for International Development contracts and little to no payment from the agency.

3 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Zimbabwean

Tens of Thousands in Zimbabwe Go Hungry as the Rains — and US Aid

Agnes Tauzeni stands in her maize field in Mudzi, Zimbabwe, where repeated plantings have failed due to prolonged drought. With US-funded food aid abruptly halted, she now fears for her family’s survival. This story was originally published by Global Press Journal. HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Agnes Tauzeni stands on her parched field. She is a mother to two children, and is expecting another. But now, in a time that might otherwise have been joyful, her …

2 days ago·Colombia

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How USAID cuts have affected the maker of a life-saving peanut paste

Since January, contracts with the company have been paused, un-paused, canceled, and restarted, and the government now owes MANA $20 million.

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The New Dawn Liberia

‘Dead Aid’ is not ‘Dead Nation’ but ‘Big Push’ for Real Change - Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news

Jimmy S. Shilue* The recent 90 days suspension of USAID international development and humanitarian aid has intensified the debate around aid effectiveness in recipient countries. In the West African nation of Liberia, a longstanding ally of the United States where USAID’s presence stretches back to the 1950s, government is still struggling to develop an effective approach to mitigate and/or ameliorate the impact on critical sectors of the sudden…

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