Andrew Friedman

Andrew Friedman, a Senior Fellow with the CSIS Human Rights Initiative, and Samuel Itodo, Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, dive into the fallout from the U.S. aid freeze. They analyze how USAID’s funding disruption is impacting essential services like HIV treatment and driving a debate on aid dependency. Itodo highlights youth mobilization efforts amidst these challenges, with a focus on recent constitutional changes lowering political age requirements in Nigeria. The conversation blends hope and urgency for a future with less reliance on aid.