USAID, a state-owned entity headquartered in the US, was founded in 1961 with approximately 15,730 employees and is focused on International Affairs. It functions as a U.S. government agency providing foreign aid.
Nigeria is seeking new sources of development funding as USAID is set to exit the country's development and humanitarian programming space by January 2025, having previously been Nigeria's largest international development funder. Separately, malaria experts are finding alternative ways to apply their skills after USAID closed its doors last year, which ended many U.S.-funded malaria programs. The World Health Organization had warned that these funding cuts would put millions of lives at risk and reverse decades of progress against the disease. On July 8, 2026, Cambodia continued to experience the impact of USAID’s demise, with the Cambodian government expressing discontent during a late June 2025 meeting with the U.S. Embassy regarding USAID's closure five months after funding was halted. Earlier, on July 7, 2026, President Donald Trump's administration began offering billions of dollars in health assistance to African countries, less than two years after dismantling USAID. This initiative, which offers hundreds of millions of dollars to support healthcare structures and fight disease, faces resistance from some African governments due to attached conditions.
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