
- The Editorial team, 2 min reading
The 45th and 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, has shaken international relations with a sweeping decision to immediately suspend the activities of USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, in its global intervention zones on January 20, 2025. This news has had a bombshell effect, following an executive order that ends decades of USAID financial support to Madagascar and other beneficiary countries. The question arises about this turning point, which highlights the country's reliance on aid and dependency, as the "development" projects do not seem to lead to real progress.