The move comes as the US, Germany and other European countries scale back aid budgets to fund defence spending and other domestic economic programmes. - Advertisement -The cut is part of a broader overhaul that will affect all 34 African countries, with some facing reductions as high as 92.5 per cent. According to the UK government, priority will be given to war-torn countries and those facing serious humanitarian crises. African countries, such as The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, and Senegal, including West Africa Department, saw a 31.4 per cent aid cut to £1.9 million from £2.77 million in 2025/2026 period. Overall, UK aid to Africa will fall by 23.7 per cent to £639.81 million in 2029 from £1.45 billion in 2026.