Kevin Hirten of The Take, by Al Jazeera, talks to our own Anuradha Mittal about the recent US crusade against foreign aid.
USAID, America’s lead aid agency, could also be nearing its end, after US President Donald Trump ordered a halt to foreign aid. Trump said the agency was run by "lunatics", while billionaire Elon Musk called it "criminal". The US provides $72bn to 180 countries – but that aid has come under criticism in the past. So, what would it mean to pull the plug on USAID?
The World Bank’s US$150 million Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth (REGROW) project in Tanzania is cancelled. The decision came after nearly two years of advocacy by the Oakland Institute to hold the Bank accountable for enabling the expansion of the Ruaha National Park and supporting TANAPA, the paramilitary Tanzania National Parks Authority.