Former US President Barack Obama has described President Trump’s decision to pause foreign aid to other countries as a profound foreign policy mistake.
The former president reiterated the importance of foreign aid, emphasizing that it helps combat disease, feed children, and promote goodwill and that withdrawing it would be a mistake.
Obama moreover advised the US Congress to withstand the move.
Obama advises the US Congress to withstand the foreign aid cut move. Photo: Courtesy.
“USAID has been combating disease, feeding children, and promoting goodwill around the world for six decades. As this article makes clear, dismantling this agency would be a profound foreign policy mistake, one that Congress should resist,” Obama stated.
After his inauguration in January, President Trump signed new executive orders, including a 90-day pause on US foreign aid and the withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
The decision created uncertainty for many African countries, including Kenya, which heavily rely on aid from developed nations for economic sustainability.
Kenya’s former President Uhuru Kenyatta, on the other hand, praised the move.
He called it a wake-up call for African leaders to find solutions to their own problems.
According to Uhuru, the withdrawal was an opportunity for African leaders to strengthen their nations’ ability to remain independent.
