Development finance rarely disappears overnight. Budget allocations usually rise and fall gradually, giving governments enough time to adjust spending plans or seek alternative funding. Recent developments across sub-Saharan Africa have, however, broken that pattern. Official development assistance has fallen by roughly 26 percent within a single year, marking one of the sharpest contractions in modern development finance.
Africa faces devastating choices as foreign aid plummets
Above, boxes of USAID-delivered drugs at Lodwar County Referral Hospital in Lodwar on April 1, 2025. (AFP/File Photo)
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Development finance rarely disappears overnight. Budget allocations usually rise and fall gradually, giving governments enough time to adjust spending plans or seek alternative funding. Recent developments across sub-Saharan Africa have, however, broken that pattern.
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