In this episode of Youth Development Dialogues, we dived into a major global development that’s making waves across Africa—the U.S. aid freeze. As billions of dollars in foreign assistance are suspended, African nations face immediate disruptions in healthcare, education, and economic development. But what does this mean for the youth, who represent over 60% of the continent’s population?
With U.S. aid supporting initiatives like the Mandela Washington Fellowship and youth entrepreneurship programs, young Africans have had access to life-changing opportunities. However, with the freeze in place, many of these critical programs are now at risk, leaving a generation at a crossroads.
Is this a crisis that threatens progress, or a wake-up call to build self-reliance and sustainability across the continent? In this episode, Alphia explores how the aid freeze impacts Africa’s youth and whether this could be the moment to forge a truly independent future.
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