A new study finds that after the Trump administration dissolved the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) last year, violence increases in several African countries that received support from the agency. The report states that following the changes to U.S. aid programs, there is a “surge” in violence, suggesting a possible connection between reduced U.S. development assistance and deteriorating security conditions. The study’s findings focus on multiple countries where USAID had been operating, and it frames the violence increase as following the aid restructuring rather than as a simultaneous or independently documented cause. Both outlets describe USAID as a major global donor before the decision and emphasize that the analysis is based on observed changes in violence after the program cuts. The articles do not present direct allegations about specific incidents or provide details on whether the study establishes definitive causation. Overall, the coverage centers on the study’s assessment that scaling back USAID efforts aligns with higher levels of violence across parts of Africa.