Posted on 03/25/2025 4:21:57 AM PDT by MtnClimber
This is the best path for greater independence for African nations, although the transition from dependence to independence must be managed carefully.
The potential dismantling of USAID (United States Agency for International Development) services in Africa presents both opportunities and challenges. While some view this as a loss of critical support, others see it as an opportunity for African nations to assert greater control over their own development. The true impact of this decision will hinge on how African countries navigate the shift, leveraging the advantages of independence while managing the risks that come with it.
USAID’s History and the Path to Dismantling
USAID was created by an executive order from President John F. Kennedy in 1961. As an agency designed to coordinate U.S. foreign assistance, it has played a pivotal role in providing aid to developing countries, including many in Africa. However, while the establishment of USAID was a presidential executive action, its potential dismantling is more complex.
While President Trump, or any sitting president, could influence the operational funding and scope of USAID through executive actions, abolishing the agency would likely require an act of Congress. This distinction is significant because it highlights that such a substantial shift in U.S. foreign policy would need broader legislative approval, not just a presidential decree.
Expanded Advantages of Dismantling USAID Services
1. Increased Self-Sufficiency and Local Ownership
Removing USAID could drive African nations to strengthen their own governance structures, resource management systems, and development models. This shift would foster greater local ownership of projects, ensuring that solutions are crafted and executed by those with a deeper understanding of their community’s unique needs. Over time, this could lead to more sustainable, locally-driven solutions, ultimately reducing reliance on external actors.
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It seems the main mission of USAID is destabilizing other countries.
BTTT
We envision USAID feeding starving children in Sudan. What is really happening is they are paying off corrupt leaders and causing CIA led chaos.
It’s Europe’s turn to babysit, change diapers and feed Africans. Time to give the suckers in America a rest. We’ve gone above and beyond doing our part.
Further, it doesn't occur to them that keeping the "problems" going guarantees endless government money, which I am sure they all skim from.
The issue is never the issue, the issue is Always the Revolution.🚩
USAID only allowed greater corruption, the real problem currently with Africa has little to do with money.
Keep in mind anything below 75 is considered as mild mental impairment and it only gets worse going down.
In 2024, sub-Saharan Africa received $12.7 billion tax
dollars directly from US foreign assistance, with billions
more allocated to global programs where Africa was the
primary beneficiary, according to The New York Times.
Direct Aid:
Sub-Saharan Africa received $12.7 billion tax dollars
directly from the U.S. foreign assistance budget in 2024.
Global Programs:
Billions more tax dollars were allocated to global programs, such as
health and climate initiatives, where Africa was a significant beneficiary.
USAID’s Role:
USAID has been instrumental in strengthening healthcare,
education, and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa.
Humanitarian Assistance:
In 2024, USAID provided $6.5 billion tax dollars in humanitarian
assistance to the region, which is less than 0.1% of the federal budget.
Focus Areas:
USAID’s focus in sub-Saharan Africa includes emergency
response, basic health, and reproductive health.
Countries Benefiting:
Somalia, the Central African Republic, Liberia, Malawi, and
Mozambique are among the countries in sub-Saharan Africa
that have benefited most from USAID development assistance
tax dollars.
Other large recipients of economic development tax dollar
support from USAID were Somalia, the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (DR Congo), Nigeria, Kenya, South Sudan, Uganda,
Mozambique, Tanzania, South Africa, Zambia and Malawi.
According to Semafor, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
received the largest amount of aid, at $1.3 billion tax
dollars, followed by Ethiopia and Sudan.
foreignassistance gov has the gruesome details
I still need to read this book about how Western aid has hurt Africa:
Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo:
https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/book/dead-aid
But as one reviewer astutely stated, basically saying, Africa is full of Africans and with that comes a different mentality from the West.
AND spreading offensive sexual kink - - and WOKE BS.
We are (were) not only the World’s Policeman, we’re also the World’s Piggybank.
We’ve been the World’s Whipping Boy and Butt Boy for too, too long..........
Imagine if all those TRILLIONS of dollars had been spent wisely here at home...no homeless, no slums, no failing infrastructure, free medical care for all, seniors living in luxury........................
USAid probably fed 20 starving children 15 years ago and rerun the tape for their gullible 'press' idiots to keep their lies going..
Besides rolling in US tax dollars some of these African countries
have vast incomes from oil reserves and other natural resources.
Africa would be a superpower if it wasn’t so deeply mired in corruption, tribalism and a certain religion..................
Africa would be a superpower if it wasn’t so deeply
mired in corruption, tribalism and a certain religion..................
You got that right.
The Republic of the Congo was the largest recipient of US humanitarian assistance in the world in 2024, and 70% of the $1.3B in funding received that year came from Washington. Feb 11, 2025
It’s oil sector accounts for about half of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and 80% of its exports, making it the third largest producer in Sub Saharan Africa. The country also has $$trillions in mineral resources that remain largely untapped.
DISGUSTING!
Somalia receives significant US foreign aid, with the United States providing approximately $519.3M in Official Development Assistance (ODA) in 2020, including humanitarian and development aid.
Here’s a detailed breakdown:
Official Development Assistance (ODA):
In 2020, Somalia received $2 billion in ODA, with roughly equal volumes of humanitarian and development aid.
Development Aid:
Development-focused aid increased by 23% in 2020, reaching $1 billion, driven by increases from the World Bank and Germany.
Humanitarian Aid:
Humanitarian aid is expected to increase over the course of 2021, but it’s unclear if the same will be true for development aid.
Security Assistance:
Between 2010 and 2020, the United States provided more than $500 million in direct security assistance to Somali Forces.
Total Security Assistance:
Overall, U.S. security assistance to Somalia and peacekeeping operations in the country amounts to approximately $3 billion over the last decade.
USAID Spending:
In 2021, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) spent $369 million in Somalia, supporting programs from sanitation to emergency nutrition.
Food for Peace Award:
In 2020, Somalia received $167.7 million through the Food for Peace Award.
Department of State - Peacekeeping Operations:
The Department of State allocated $134.1 million for peacekeeping operations in Somalia, including support for the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS).
Short leads all controlled by FOOD and WEAPONS and the threat of death and war. But none call it slavery!
What did the CIA already have on JFK to get him to approve something like this then he makes the quote about scattering the CIA to the four winds?
Keep the strays and malcontents at a slow boil for when a black African muslem slaughter is needed.
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