US CDC lays off probationary workers under Trump job cuts, source says
Those workers make about one-tenth of CDC's total staff, according to the report. The verbal notice came from the U.S.
‘Panic, fear and confusion’: The USAID controversy explained
Trump and Musk’s foreign aid funding freeze sends geopolitical shock waves across the world, causing chaos and confusion ...
Nigerian lawmakers approve $200 million to offset shortfall from US health aid cuts
Nigerian lawmakers have approved an additional $200 million for the health sector as part of its 2025 spending plan to offset the shortfall from U.S. aid cuts. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country ...
What is USAID, how much does the US spend on foreign assistance and why did Trump freeze funding?
Donald Trump and his right-hand man Elon Musk have frozen large sums of foreign aid and taken an axe to America’s vast international aid agency – USAID.