USAID
Mathieu Zahui, the chief financial officer of the African Development Foundation, a USAID-affiliated agency, has agreed to plead guilty to accepting bribes and lying to investigators. He steered $800,000 to a friend's Kenyan company, receiving kickbacks while the firm profited without providing services. The case highlights concerns over corruption in U.S. foreign aid programs.
Rapporteret af AI
In Kenya's Turkana region, rising temperatures and erratic rainfall are driving a surge in kala-azar cases, a deadly sandfly-borne disease. The situation has worsened by U.S. aid reductions that have crippled local health efforts. Over 520 cases were reported in 2025 so far, prompting an emergency declaration.