The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was always an imposing organisation. For 63 years, it was present in nearly all of African countries where it pursued humanitarian programmes, poverty alleviation projects, technical support and healthcare projects.
When President John F. Kennedy formed it six decades ago, his idea was to unify American official development assistance. It grew to establish over 100 offices across the world, running on an annual budget of $50 billion.
