Alexanderia Haidara is a former U.S. diplomat with the State Department and recently served as the development outreach communications specialist at the USAID Mission in Nigeria until its closure on July 1, 2025. She has over 15 years in foreign policy, global communications, and business experience. She worked in the public and private sector in Mexico, Rwanda, Honduras, and Nigeria.
Opinion: With the quiet expiration of AGOA and the dismantling of USAID, the Trump administration has shut down U.S. foreign policy tools in Africa, ceding ground to China's zero-tariff policies.
