# UK aid to Commonwealth countries set to fall to £131m by 2028-29

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/uk-makes-huge-aid-cuts-to-commonwealth-nations-despite-warm-words-at-chogm-summit/
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:49:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T19:42:56+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/03/uk-cuts-aid-commonwealth-countries-despite-warm-words-at-chogm-summit
- Topics: Climate, Geopolitics, Government, Politics, Science, UK, World

## Key points

- UK Commonwealth aid is projected to fall to £131m by 2028-29.
- Nigeria is set to receive £68m of that total.
- Nature funding and support for poorer countries are also being reduced.

## Summary

The UK plans to cut aid to Commonwealth countries with existing bilateral programmes from £546m in 2024-25 to £131m in 2028-29, as its overall aid budget shrinks. The reductions come as leaders meet at the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and speak about shared ties and nature protection, prompting criticism of a gap between the UK’s public commitments and its funding.

The projected 2028-29 total includes £68m for Nigeria, leaving £63m for other countries. Sierra Leone and Rwanda are each set to receive £5m, down from nearly £30m; Tanzania’s aid is also due to fall to £5m. At least 26 Commonwealth countries have been excluded from the Darwin Initiative’s roughly £40m annual funding for nature projects, while the Caribbean Development Team’s budget is scheduled to fall from more than £98m to £45m.

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