The halt of U.S.-supported livelihood, governance, and stabilization programs in Cabo Delgado has widened the vacuum exploited by ISIS-aligned militants, CNN reports. As community development projects, youth employment initiatives, and local conflict-mitigation efforts collapse, insurgents are expanding recruitment and territory — a reversal that underscores how aid cuts can destabilize fragile regions and raise long-term security costs.

U.S. cuts to early-warning, stabilization, and police-accountability programs have eroded Nigeria’s ability to prevent violence — unrest now cited to justify harsher security measures, an LA Times contributor writes.

A USAID-funded school for children orphaned or displaced by Boko Haram now faces closure after U.S. funding was halted, leaving hundreds of students in limbo.

Drug cartels and criminal clans in Colombia are gaining ground as peacebuilding programs collapse. The Telegraph links the resurgence to the loss of USAID support.