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Trump Administration Approves $7.5M Aid to Equatorial Guinea

11/11/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration approved a $7.5 million payment to Equatorial Guinea from a migration assistance account.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) criticized the payment as exceeding U.S. foreign assistance to Equatorial Guinea over eight years.
The funds were drawn from a migration assistance account, marking the first government-to-government transfer.
The administration aims to counter Chinese influence and bolster American interests despite Equatorial Guinea’s corruption and poverty.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration approved a $7.5 million payment to Equatorial Guinea from a migration assistance account.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) criticized the payment as exceeding U.S. foreign assistance to Equatorial Guinea over eight years.
The funds were drawn from a migration assistance account, marking the first government-to-government transfer.
The administration aims to counter Chinese influence and bolster American interests despite Equatorial Guinea’s corruption and poverty.