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USAID and a Few Examples in Africa

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I went through the DOGE website to look at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) payments in Africa. No matter what people may say, or what the MSM says, we, Africans, who for the longest times have said that there was something fishy with that organization in our countries, feel vindicated. Can you imagine that some of the payments were made on ‘blank checks,’ without descriptions, receipts, or invoices? Can you, simple individual X, ask money from the government without a justification?

USAID previously allocated $12.3 billion to Sub-Saharan Africa, but much of this funding has now been eliminated. Now, I am not saying that all USAID programs were wrong, but I am saying that some of it was downright suspicious. African governments need to step up to provide for the needs of their own populations, rather than wait for others, and the predators need to let go of Africans. 

Flag of Zimbabwe
Flag of Zimbabwe

Just to give you an example, since Robert Mugabe re-distributed the stolen ancestral lands back to their rightful owners in Zimbabwe, the country has been under rigid embargo since the 2000s from the United States, the United Kingdom, and others. How come then, that the USAID totaled over $375,000 for just the month of March 2025 to mitigate the effects of El Niño? Overall, USAID cuts total $522 million in Zimbabwe, which funded a few things including some questionable ones such as, a) $8 million for “New Narratives for accountability” funding musicians and other art creatives to take part in civil society campaigns for accountability; b) $5 million to promote the independence of institutions in Zimbabwe’s justice sector; c) $7 million for media organizations; d) $3 million for election observers. Say WHAT? What does accountability for musicians to take part in civil society campaign mean? Why finance the justice sector in a foreign country? I thought there was embargo???

Flag and map of Nigeria
Flag and map of Nigeria

In Nigeria, among other areas, USAID previously allocated $603 million for governance, security, and economic development among other things, but this funding is now uncertain under the 90-day freeze which stemmed from President Donald Trump executive order. What kind of ‘governance’ funding could the USAID give to a supposedly ‘independent’ country like Nigeria? According to PUNCH, USAID previously allocated approximately $2.8 billion to Nigeria between 2022 and 2024. What did they, USAID, get in return?

USAID’s funding in Africa has historically been allocated across various sectors, including health (why are our countries still in bad shape after years of this aid, if there was no corruption on both sides? By now, with the amount of money, some of these countries should have amazing and robust health sectors), agriculture (in some of these countries, this favored the introduction of GMO crops that have been killing African indigenous cultures among other things), education (show us a country whose education has benefited?), and humanitarian aid. In 2024, the largest recipients of USAID funding in Sub-Saharan Africa included (Top 10 African countries that have received the most aid from the U.S. in 2025 despite USAID ban | Business Insider Africa):

  • Ethiopia: $1.22 billion
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): $1.27 billion
  • Somalia: $826 million
  • South Sudan: $816 million
  • Nigeria: $762 million
  • Sudan: $671 million
  • Kenya: $647 million

USAID in Africa – Corruption and more

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For the past couple of months, the world has awaken to the high evidence that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was all a lie, a facade, used under the guise of aid to development, to launder money, influence, and in some cases destabilize countries. Thanks to the work done by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the US government, we have all seen that this tool, called USAID, was actually a corruption tool. All we are hearing from the main stream media is how cutting USAID funds has plunged Africans into dire times, how this or that AIDS clinic is closing. However, like Former African Union Ambassador Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao asked, can you “Show me one country that USAID was in and education improved? Show me one country where USAID was in and healthcare improved?” The articles, At USAID, Waste and abuse runs deep, and illegal payments at USAID Nigeria, are just a few examples. This is nothing new, as seen in an article published back in 2013 about corruption and fraud at USAID.

I watched the interview below of the Former African Union Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao discussing USAID. 

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She said, “They are using that open access, sounding humanitarian, to constantly destabilize governments.

We need to understand the real reason why USAID is in Africa, and not just USAID, but other NGOs. They are coming in claiming that they’re introducing grassroots initiatives that are going to help the people, and so they use that as a way to go into the most remote parts of Africa. When you look at it on paper, it all looks really good, but they are actually wolf in sheep’s clothing.”

“The American taxpayer needs to know the billions of dollars that are being given to USAID. A fraction is making it to the people.

They’re using that open access sounding humanitarian to constantly destabilize governments. I can tell you right now, the majority of African leaders, and not just African leaders, but leaders in the developing world are celebrating the exit of USAID.

If you think about it, their sole purpose, for example, filling in the gaps in healthcare and education, where is the change? Show me one country that USAID was in and education improved. Show me one country where USAID was in and healthcare improved?“