March 28
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 »
Lesotho: Health Minister Confident Lesotho Can Manage Without U.S. Funding, but Jobs Are Already Being Lost
GroundUp
And funding cuts are hitting access to HIV tests and medicines Read more »
Africa: Foreign Aid Cuts Could Mean 10 Million More HIV Infections By 2030 - and Almost 3 Million Extra Deaths [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In January, the Trump administration ordered a broad pause on all US funding for foreign aid. Read more »
March 25
Africa: Ranking Member Shaheen Urges Bipartisan Support to Re-Authorize PEPFAR [press release]
United States Senate
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the deadline for PEPFAR Re-Authorization: Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: New Wave of Violence in Ituri DR Congo Further Risks Civilian Lives [press release]
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has witnessed a renewed spike in atrocities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s Ituri province, where our medical teams are… Read more »
March 24
South Africa: Trump Ends South Africa's HIV and TB Research Grants
Bhekisisa
Cancellation letters, which end billions of rands of South African universities' US-government-funded HIV and TB research grants with immediate effect, started to roll in over the… Read more »
Africa: Aids Pandemic Risks 'Resurging Globally' Amid U.S. Funding Halt - UN
RFI
The world risks returning to the worst days of the global AIDS pandemic following the sudden halt to US foreign aid funding, the UN's top AIDS official said Monday, warning… Read more »
Africa: New World Bank Financing Set to Revamp Dodoma's Urban Mobility and Generate More Than 10,000 Jobs [press release]
World Bank
A new World Bank-financed investment will enhance mobility and accessibility in Tanzania's capital, Dodoma, unlocking economic opportunities and creating over 10,000 new jobs by… Read more »
Africa: Breaking Barriers - How Ethiopia's Women Entrepreneurs Are Excelling in Male-Dominated Industries and Creating Jobs [press release]
World Bank
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Congo-Kinshasa: WFP Races to Support New Congolese Arrivals in Burundi As Aid Operations Become Stretched to the Limit
WFP
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has rapidly mobilized additional assistance in Burundi to support the large influx of families fleeing violence in the eastern Democratic Republic… Read more »
Africa: UNAIDS Chief Warns of 'Real Surge' in Deaths Unless U.S. Restores Funding
UN News
Amid continuing uncertainty about the impact of deep US funding cuts to humanitarian work worldwide, the head of the UN agency coordinating the fight against HIV-AIDS warned that… Read more »
Nigeria: U.S. Aid Cut Threatens TB Treatment in Nigeria
Leadership
The recent cut in U.S. aid is exacerbating Nigeria's already wide tuberculosis (TB) funding gap, raising concerns about the country's ability to sustain vital TB case-finding and… Read more »
March 21
Africa: Children, Refugees Pay Hefty Price of Global Aid Funding Crisis
UN News
Children, refugees and displaced people worldwide are paying the price for the deep-seated funding crisis that has engulfed the international aid sector, made worse by pronounced… Read more »
Liberia: Govt, World Bank Launch $30m 'Great Project' to Boost Governance and Tax Reforms
Liberian Investigator
The Liberian government, through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), has officially launched the "Governance Reform & Accountability Transformation (GREAT)… Read more »
Africa: World Bank Boosts Support to Enhance Employment Opportunities for 500,000 Young People in Angola [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank approved $250 million in financing for the Angola Youth Employment Opportunities Project (AYEOP) to support the Government of Angola to increase productivity and… Read more »
Africa: Bridging Gaps and Building Dreams - Relance Initiative to Boost Education and Job Opportunities for Youths in Chad and Mauritania [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank has approved the Sahel Regional Engagement for Learning and Collaboration in Education (RELANCE) project, a landmark initiative designed to improve education… Read more »
Liberia: Liberian News All Set for Japan
New Republic
Preparations are in advanced stage and all is getting in shape as Liberia's historic journey to Expo 2025 is just in the offing. Read more »
