Conférence "The end of aid? Africa in the new global order" — Sciences Po Paris, 4 février 2026

The Trump Administration’s approach to Africa – closing USAID and reducing aid flows, criticising formerly close partners such as Nigeria and South Africa, and promoting “transactional” dealmaking – is widely regarded as a harsh ending to decades of US policy. However, it fits a broader pattern of western policy rethinking towards the continent, with most European states diminishing aid flows, experiencing and end to the political consensus around aid provision and rethinking the basis of th...