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Africa to lose $8.3bn if Trump cuts aid over UN Jerusalem move
President Donald Trump announced his intention to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and that did not really sit well with most countries around the globe. The global outcry might actually turn out to be bad for Africa if the White House makes good on the threat made to the countries opposing the move. The US lost on that bid which makes Jerusalem officially recognized as the capital of Israel. Jerusalem has long been considered a bargaining chip between Israel and Palestine, dating back to Israel’s military occupation of the historic city during the Six-Day War. Authorities in the United States says it would be “taking note” of the countries that “disrespected” America by voting in favour of the resolution, and President Trump said bluntly that the countries who don’t vote with the U.S. will have their funding cut. Here are the African countries that voted against the U.S., listed alphabetically, along with America’s 2016 financial obligation to each country: Algeria — $17,807,222 Angola — $64,489,547 Botswana — $57,252,922 Burkina Faso — $74,469,144 Burundi — $70,507,528 Cape Verde — $5,044,716 Chad — $117,425,683 Congo — $8,439,457 Cote d’Ivoire — $161,860,737 Djibouti — $24,299,878 Egypt — $1,239,291,240 Eritrea — $119,364 Ethiopia — $1,111,152,703 Gabon — $31,442,404 Gambia — $3,197,858 Ghana — $724,133,065 Guinea — $87,630,410 Liberia — $473,677,614 Libya — $26,612,087 Madagascar — $102,823,791 Mali — $257,152,020 Mauritania — $12,743,363 Mauritius — $791,133 Morocco — $82,023,514 Mozambique — $514,007,619 Namibia — $53,691,093 Niger — $144,122,239 Nigeria — $718,236,917 Senegal — $99,599,642 Seychelles — $223,002 Somalia — $274,784,535 South Africa — $597,218,298 Sudan — $137,878,835 Tunisia — $117,490,639 United Republic of Tanzania — $628,785,614 Zimbabwe — $261,181,770

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