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Rubio Waives Child-Soldier Aid Ban for Nigeria, Yemen and Ethiopia, and in Part for Venezuela
Nigeria, Venezuela, Yemen and Ethiopia are all on the State Department's 2026 list of governments tied to child soldiers. That list is supposed to cut off certain U.S. military aid. But in a determination signed Sept. 30 and made public Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio certified that these governments are taking "effective and continuing steps" and waived the ban. Here is every country he named and exactly what each waiver covers.

Yossi Schmidt
2 hours ago4 min read
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