Liberia: 3500 Teaching Scholarships Ended With U.S. Cuts – Experts Say Cuts Will Hurt Efforts to Lift Low Skill Level of Liberia’s Teachers

KPANDY TOWN —

Ezekiel Nwornee lies awake at night, the weight of his future pressing on him. After two years studying here at Grand Bassa University for his associate degree in primary education, he was looking forward to graduating next month. But the decision by United States President Donald Trump to end almost all US aid has put his degree out of reach.

Ezekiel is one of thousands of university students across Liberia whose scholarships in education have suddenly ended. Some like Ezekiel…