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USAID cuts across the Horn of Africa
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USAID cuts across the Horn of Africa

Published by Xogsawir, a Jaantus project. 9 October 2025.

USAID funding to the Horn of Africa fell sharply through 2025, with country-level cuts ranging from below ten percent to about two thirds of prior allocations.

Ethiopia lost the largest absolute amount, around $387 million, despite a smaller percentage cut. Uganda absorbed the steepest proportional reduction near 66 percent and saw $307 million withdrawn. Kenya and Tanzania each lost more than $200 million, and Somalia about $113 million.

These reductions directly hit the services most vulnerable to sudden shifts in foreign aid: emergency humanitarian response, local healthcare systems, and stabilization efforts in conflict zones. National budgets can only absorb a fraction of this shortfall, meaning many of these programs will simply shut down.

Sources

  1. Center for Global Development Country-level cut estimates. Accessed 1 October 2025.

Notes

Country-level cuts are constructed from publicly reported USAID country plans and Center for Global Development tracking of 2025 reductions. Percentages reflect the share of prior-year allocations withdrawn. Dollar figures are nominal.

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