Africans should take Trump's aid cuts in stride

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A woman stands next to USAID-marked food aid sacks delivered in Oromia region, Ethiopia.

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The Trump administration's partial back-pedalling this week from an aid freeze order that had threatened critical medical aid to poor countries might be the reason for relief in many African capitals. But it should not be a reason for complacency.

Much as the respite is a welcome development for the millions of people who depend on US medical supplies for daily doses of treatment for chronic conditions, it should be more cause for introspection than relief.