The Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) introduced $51 million in cuts from the U.S. African Growth Basis, which included a whole bunch of 1000’s of {dollars} for advertising and marketing shea butter and pineapple juice, in addition to mango drying amenities.
DOGE made the announcement on X, highlighting a number of initiatives the cash was put towards.
For example, $229,296 was used to market 100% natural shea butter in Burkina Faso; $246,217 was spent on mango drying amenities within the Ivory Coast; and $239,738 was spent on advertising and marketing pineapple juice in Benin.
The division additionally mentioned $99,566 was spent to extend yogurt manufacturing in Uganda; $84,059 was spent on a enterprise incubator for spa and wellness entrepreneurs in Nigeria; $50,000 was spent to coach farmers how one can develop dragon fruit in Senegal; and $48,406 was spent on a WhatsApp advertising and marketing chatbot in Kenya.
DOGE HELPS COAST GUARD SAVE NEARLY $33M BY ELIMINATING ‘INEFFECTIVE IT PROGRAM’
DOGE made $51 million in cuts from the U.S. African Growth Basis, together with $229K used to market natural shea butter in Burkina Faso. (JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
DOGE, led by Elon Musk, is a brief group throughout the White Home created by way of government order earlier this yr.
President Donald Trump tasked the group with optimizing the federal authorities, streamlining operations and slashing spending and gave the company 18 months to do it.
Late final month, DOGE shared that it had terminated 113 contracts valued at $4.7 billion, together with a U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) consulting contract valued at $145,000 for Peru local weather change actions.
Elon Musk’s Tesla showroom areas have confronted repeated protests over his function in DOGE. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
The funding that was canceled additionally included $10 million for “gender equity in the Mexican workplace,” $12.2 million for “worker empowerment in South America” and $6.25 million for “improving respect for workers’ rights in agricultural supply chains” within the nations of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
The division has canceled quite a few range, fairness and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at federal companies, consulting contracts, leases for underused federal buildings and duplicate companies and applications.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
As of Monday, DOGE claims on its web site that it has saved People $140 billion, or about $870 per taxpayer.
