Trump Unesco pullout: Chance for Africa to fund its own heritage

Fort Jesus, built by the Portuguese in 1593-1596 in Mombasa, Kenya, is a Unesco World Heritage Site.

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The impact of the United States pullout from Unesco can be mitigated if African nations can pool resources to fill the eight percent budgetary gap previously covered by the US. 

Given the realignment of the Donald Trump administration’s foreign policy interests with the international organisations it engages with, this withdrawal was not unexpected. However, it could have a significant impact on African states.