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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-aid-cuts-hit-ethiopias-fragile-tigray-region by Samuel Getachew 13/3/25 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-aid-cuts-hit-ethiopias-fragile-tigray-region by Samuel Getachew 13/3/25 PBS NEWS] | ||
During its war with Tigray fighters that devastated the region in 2020-2022, Ethiopian government restrictions on the rebellious region reduced aid flows to a trickle. Then in 2023, U.S. and U.N. aid distributions of grain were halted for months over a corruption scandal. | During its war with Tigray fighters that devastated the region in 2020-2022, Ethiopian government restrictions on the rebellious region reduced aid flows to a trickle. Then in 2023, U.S. and U.N. aid distributions of grain were halted for months over a corruption scandal. | ||
=====Trump’s foreign aid cuts could be ‘big strategic mistake’, says Lammy===== | |||
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/07/trumps-international-aid-cuts-usaid-china-lammy by Pippa Crerar 7/2/25 The Guardian] | |||
Donald Trump’s plans to make dramatic cuts to the United States’ international aid budget could be a “big strategic mistake” that allows China to step in and further its global influence, the UK foreign secretary has said. | |||
