April 02
Zimbabwe: Trump Aid Cut - Zim to Unveil HIV Funding Plan
The Herald
ZIMBABWE will unveil an HIV sustainability plan expected to address funding issues following the suspension of development partner support through United States President Donald… Read more »
April 01
Africa: Aggressive Resource Mobilization Needed To Mitigate Aid Cut - Africa CDC
allAfrica
Senior officials of the Africa Centers for Disease Control are holding meetings in the U.S capital, Washington D.C., to discuss future collaboration between the U.S. government and… Read more »
South Africa: Three Common Myths About U.S. Funding Cuts to South Africa [blog]
spotlight
There is no shortage of myths about the cancellation of US foreign assistance. This includes the widely held misconception that PEPFAR is exempt from US aid cuts and the belief… Read more »
Mali: MSF Resumes Medical Activities in Central Mali
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has resumed activities in the Nampala region of central Mali, after we had been forced to evacuate our staff on 10 December 2024. This… Read more »
Africa: Three Common Myths About U.S. Funding Cuts to South Africa
GroundUp
US and South African officials have contributed to misinformation about the cancellation of funding Read more »
Nigeria: Glo Foundation Extends Food Intervention to More Communities
Daily Trust
Glo Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Globacom has intensified its drive to reduce hunger as it extended its Food Drive Initiative "Giving Back Together"… Read more »
Uganda: NSSF to Award Shs 827 Billion in Contracts in Fy 2024/25
Independent (Kampala)
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Uganda is set to award contracts totaling Shs 827 billion by the end of the 2024/25 financial year, as announced during the 9th annual… Read more »
March 31
Africa: A Question of Freedom [blog]
CFR
When it comes to African development, foreign aid is just the beginning. Read more »
Ethiopia: People Affected By Violence and Cholera in South Sudan Arrive Exhausted in Ethiopia
MSF
A humanitarian crisis is rapidly unfolding on both sides of the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, as escalating violence, displacement and a widespread cholera outbreak are pushing… Read more »
Liberia: Huge Consignment of Japanese Donated Rice Arrives
Liberian Observer
A huge shipment of Japanese donated rice, totaling 2,640 metric tons, has arrived in the country, the government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has disclosed. Read more »
March 30
South Africa: DA's Plan to Save 600 000 Lives and Thousands of Pepfar Jobs [press release]
DA
The failure of the proposed budget to plan and compensate for the funding shortfall created by the cancellation of PEPFAR disbursements is a damning indictment of the Health… Read more »
March 28
South Africa: SA Research Grants on Hold, Says Leaked Memo - And the NIH Isn't Denying Its Existence
Bhekisisa
A leaked memo circulating among South African researchers that is addressed to grant management staff of the US government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), dated March 25 and… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Decision to End Support for GAVI Puts Millions of Children's Lives At Risk
MSF
The reported decision that the US government will end its support for Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance - which was set up 20 years ago to increase access to vaccines for the world's… Read more »
Uganda: U.S. Aid Cuts Have Pushed Uganda Into Shs604bn Health Crisis Hole - Dr Aceng
Nile Post
Health minister Jane Ruth Aceng told Parliament on Friday that the funding withdrawn were covering key programs such as HIV/Aids (Shs243.2 billion), malaria (Shs121 billion),… Read more »
Sudan: Pregnant Women Face Miscarriage and Delivery Complications in Darfur, Sudan [press release]
MSF
With only a few health facilities still functioning in Darfur, Sudan, pregnant women face harrowing journeys to seek care. Insecurity, checkpoints, and unaffordable or unavailable… Read more »
Africa: Tens of Millions At Risk of Extreme Hunger and Starvation As Unprecedented Funding Crisis Spirals
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that 58 million people risk losing life-saving assistance in the agency's 28 most critical crisis response operations… Read more »
Africa: Unicef Report Warns of Rising Rates of Child Mortality Without Proper Funding
IPS
Despite levels of child mortality and stillbirths having significantly decreased since 2000, increasingly unequal and limited access to basic services around the world endangers… Read more »
March 27
Africa: HIV Funding Cuts Could Lead to Millions of Infections, Deaths By 2030 - Study
Independent (Kampala)
Countries such as Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, would suffer the most Read more »
Southern Africa: Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso Quit Charity After Leadership Clash
allAfrica
"What's transpired is unthinkable. We will always be Sentebale's founders, but this situation is beyond repair." Read more »
Africa: Refugee Women in Congo Are Planting the Seeds for Change With Cash Transfers [press release]
World Bank
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Africa: Korea Inspires Green Digital Futures for Mozambique and Madagascar [press release]
World Bank
As countries strive to balance rapid digital transformation with sustainable energy use, a major challenge emerges--how can digital expansion be green and inclusive? Many… Read more »
Liberia: Flood Victims Angry As Disaster Agency Aid Vanishes and No Help Arrives Six Months After Floods
FrontPageAfrica
Flood impacted communities say they feel abandoned by government Accuse Disaster Management Agency staff of stealing aid en route Experts say much more needs to be done to protect… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Gets Sh1.8bn Grant From China to Upgrade Hospitals
Capital FM
Kenya's healthcare sector has receive a boost after the government secured a Sh1.8 billion grant from China to upgrade key hospitals nationwide. Read more »
Somalia: Somalia and China Explore Enhanced Cooperation and Aid in Mogadishu Talks
Shabelle
Somalia's disaster management chief, Mahamuud Moallim, held a "productive" meeting with China's ambassador to Somalia, Wang Yu, in the capital Mogadishu, focusing on deepening… Read more »
March 26
Liberia: U.S. Govt Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Visa Denials and Aid to Liberia
Liberian Observer
The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a federal court in Massachusetts to dismiss a wide-ranging lawsuit filed by Rev. Torli H. Krua and six other Liberian nationals who accuse… Read more »
