“Huge blind spots”: Trump inherits waning US strength in Africa
JESSICA DONATI, of Reuters, reports on US relations with – and influence in – Africa…
Biden administration finalises rule on religious liberty protections
United States RNS Nine agencies of the Biden administration have finalised a new rule that officials say will improve religious freedom by protecting the rights of beneficiaries of social services funded by the government. In particular, the rule will affect those receiving help from the many social service providers that are faith-based and will ensure […]
US resumes food aid to refugees in Ethiopia
Washington, US Reuters The United States is resuming food aid to refugees in Ethiopia after assistance was paused earlier this year because donations were being diverted, a senior US Agency for International Development official said. Ethiopia’s food crisis has deepened in recent years as a result of war in the Tigray region and the Horn […]
US suspends food aid to Ethiopia, says it is not reaching needy
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters The US Agency for International Development said on Thursday it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need. A spokesperson said USAID had determined, in coordination with the Ethiopian Government, that a “widespread and coordinated campaign is diverting food assistance from the people of […]
Blasting lawmakers, USAID official quits over alleged “anti-Christian sentiment”
RNS The White House’s deputy liaison to the US Agency for International Development is leaving her post after just two months in the job, calling lawmakers who she said had criticised her views on sexuality and gender identity “radical anti-Christian leftists”. On Monday, shortly before Politico reported that Merritt Corrigan was exiting USAID, Corrigan chided her critics […]