ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia's parliament on Thursday introduced a new tax for all workers as part of measures to fill the financial gap left by the USAID funding pause. The funds collected ...

According to a report by the Congressional Research Service, Ethiopia was among the top recipients of USAID funding in 2023, receiving more than $1.3 billion in U.S. foreign assistance.

USAID delivers billions of dollars in humanitarian aid overseas, funding that advocates say provides a critical lifeline to more than 100 countries at only a small fraction of the overall federal ...

The announcement says that beginning at 11:59 p.m. Friday, “all USAID direct hire personnel ... after having been invaded by Russia, Somalia, Ethiopia, Jordan and Congo. The Trump administration ...

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USAID's Ethiopia portfolio is among the largest in Africa, second only to Egypt. In 2023, the agency provided over $897 million in humanitarian aid to Ethiopia, addressing conflict, climate shocks ...

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