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.
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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.