Dar es Salaam, Feb. 13 -- BLANTYRE, MALAWI: Public universities in Malawi have ordered all students sponsored by USAID to drop out or seek other sources of funding if they want to remain in school. This follows the 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance recently announced by President Donald Trump.

However, Malawis government says it is working to ensure that students can continue their education.

USAID has provided financial support to thousands of students in several Malawi universities, including the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mzuzu University, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, and the Malawi University of Science and Technology or MUST.

James Mphande, the communications manager at MUST, said the...