‪Elon Musk Terminates Another Multimillion Grant Deal To Kenya ‬

The United States African Development Foundation (USADF), under the leadership of Elon Musk, has terminated another grant program to Kenya.

In a statement released by the Department of Government Efficiency(DOGE), a federation body run by Musk on Tuesday, April 8, confirmed that the Kenyan grant worth about KSh 6.3 million ($48,406) had been cancelled by the USADF.

“The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) has terminated KSh 6.7 billion (around $51 million) in grants,” the statement reads.

This grant was intended to support the development of a WhatsApp Marketing Chatbot in Kenya, aimed at helping local businesses market their products.

USADF operates a Learning Hub, a digital platform such as the WhatsApp chatbot, which provides African entrepreneurs with access to business training materials. This initiative was developed in collaboration with Visa and Shift Impact Africa.

The decision is part of a broader move by the USADF to cancel several grants across Africa, citing efforts to eliminate “wasteful” contracts.

Other cancelled projects include one in Burkina Faso, where KSh 30 million ($229,296) was meant to promote 100% organic shea butter.

In Nigeria, KSh 11 million ($84,059) had been set aside for a business incubator to support spa and wellness entrepreneurs.

Benin, on the other hand, lost a project worth KSh 31 million ($239,738), which was focused on marketing pineapple juice.

Additionally, the foundation cancelled a KSh 32 million ($246,217) project in Ivory Coast intended to build mango drying facilities.

Uganda lost about KSh 13 million ($99,566) that would have gone toward increasing yogurt production, while Senegal had a KSh 6.5 million ($50,000) grant cancelled, which was intended to train farmers on growing dragon fruit.