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Disrupted Lifelines: The Horn of Africa in the Wake of Trump’s USAID Freeze

The Impact of the withdrawal of USAID on the Horn of Africa

An anthology of the Impact of the withdrawal of USAID on Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Somaliland, Sudan and South Sudan co-authored by Edgar Mwine, Susan Natumanya, Samuel Muhindo, Janice Sanya, Moustafa Ahmad, Mohamed Ali Hussein, Eynas Latef and Marlyn Leone Modi. Eighth volume of the research and policy paper series "Security Dialogue for East Africa: Insights & Perspectives"

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On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14169, titled “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid”. The order directed a near-total freeze of foreign assistance programs, cutting 83% of USAID’s operations and reducing its workforce from approximately 10,000 to a skeletal 290 employees. Focusing on the role of USAID in the East and Horn of Africa, this anthology provides country-specifc assessments of the impact of the withdrawal of USAID for Kenya, Somalia/ Somaliland, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, by contributors from respective countries. It assesses the merits of the agency during its tenure, the impact of its restructuring and how countries in the region can cope with its withdrawal.

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About this series

The publications of the research and policy paper series "Security Dialogue for East Africa: Insights & Perspectives” are regularly published by the Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa. The paper series seeks to inform in an analytical and comprehensive way on the latest security policy developments in the East African region and strengthen the overall interest for this increasingly important topic. Developments related to security policy in East Africa are investigated in a broader sense by the authors of the series. Alongside traditional security issues such as interstate conflicts and terrorism, the series also addresses adjacent topics such as displacement and migration, as well as the impact of climate change on security.

Jan-Ole Voß
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Director Regional Programme Security Dialogue for East Africa
jan-ole.voss@kas.de

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