US Aid Suspension Halts Key Education and Research Projects in Malawi

A sweeping suspension of United States foreign aid has brought critical higher education and research initiatives in Malawi to an abrupt halt, threatening years of progress in science, technology, and innovation. The decision, signed into effect by U.S. President Donald Trump in January 2025 at the start of his second term, has prematurely ended the Transforming Higher Education Systems (THES) project—a flagship $17 million programme designed to uplift STEM education and institutional capacity in Malawi. Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID...