The document details how the Trump administration’s plans to reduce direct foreign assistance would take place in fiscal year 2018. The areas of health and tackling diseases are the major focus in US humanitarian aid. According to NPR, in 2014, the US spent $3.1 billion on HIV/AIDS — about a fifth of the foreign aid budget. The theory is that despite the huge outlay of foreign aid, not much has changed in Africa. To reduce poverty, trade and investment have been touted as an alternative to foreign aid.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 26, 2017 15:11 UTC