East Africa
East Africa scrambles to obtain waivers after US aid pause

USAID-marked food aid sacks in Borena in Oromia, Ethiopia, in 2006.
USAID-marked food aid sacks in Borena in Oromia, Ethiopia, in 2006. © Andrew Heavens/Reuters
USAID's East African partners, from Ethiopia to Tanzania, have been trying to secure waivers following the US foreign assistance freeze. The abrupt cancellation of almost all contracts is only adding to the prevailing chaos. [...]
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