It has been known and discussed for at least several decades that Western aid to developing countries can be counterproductive.
"... Steep aid cuts from some of the world’s biggest donors, particularly America, are blowing holes in African health budgets as Washington, London, Paris and others slash their assistance spending. ...
“[African nations] must stand on their own,” South Africa’s health minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, told the Telegraph on the sidelines of the G20 health summit in Durban.
“This message is to say please stand on your own, because no country can depend forever on another country. It’s a wake up call. ...
Similar sentiments have been voiced in other African capitals.
“I want to thank Mr Trump actually, I think he’s slapped us not on one cheek but on both cheeks, we should have been hammered a long time ago,” Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said. His country was receiving £460m ($600m) in aid a year from the US.
Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has used the crisis to repeat his criticism of how aid undermines sovereignty.
“Whoever gives you aid controls your life,” he said earlier this month.
Meanwhile Nigeria has said it refuses to beg. ..."
‘We should have been hammered a long time ago’: African countries thank Trump for aid wake-up call "Just as European countries have grouped together on defence, African leaders want to take back control too"
President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema
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