Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending

Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out

The notion of humanitarian aid being used to combat poverty and hunger is being replaced in Europe with geopolitical games" as states redirect aid to Ukraine and to defence spending, analysts warn after recent announcements by Sweden and Germany.

Earlier this year, humanitarian groups called for European donors to fill the gap as President Donald Trump dismantled the USAID programme, but instead other nations are further pulling back from their commitments around the world.