March 07
Ethiopia: UN Projects $2 Billion for Ethiopia's 2025 Humanitarian Response, Faces $496 Million Funding Gap
Addis Standard
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has estimated a provisional financial requirement of $2 billion for Ethiopia's humanitarian response in 2025, with… Read more »
March 06
South Africa: The Global Fund Will Roll Out the Twice-Yearly Anti-HIV Jab - With or Without PEPFAR
Bhekisisa
The major backer of the lenacapavir roll-out is assuring nervous researchers that they will keep their part of funding promises. It's a good economic investment, says the Fund's… Read more »
Benin: Giving Birth Without Dying in Benin [press release]
MSF
In Benin, before Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) arrived in the southern department of Couffo, the proportion of pregnant women and women of childbearing age who… Read more »
Africa: UN Emergency Aid Fund Releases $110 Million for Neglected Humanitarian Crises
UN News
Amid deep cuts to global humanitarian funding, the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, on Thursday allocated $110 million to neglected crises across Africa, Asia and Latin… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Takes Delivery of Mobile First Aid Unit From German Govt
Premium Times
The unit was set up by the German Technical Advisory Group (GTAG) under a bilateral agreement between Nigeria and Germany. Read more »
East Africa: In Tanzania, Energy and One Woman's Vision Is Revolutionizing Lake Victoria's Sardine Trade [press release]
World Bank
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Tanzania: Light At the End of the Tunnel - How Electrification Is Powering Tanzania's Small-Scale Mining Sector [press release]
World Bank
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Africa: UN Releases U.S.$110 Million to Shore Up Life-Saving Assistance in Neglected Humanitarian Crises
OCHA
With global humanitarian funding being scaled back precipitously, the United Nations today allocated US$110 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to boost… Read more »
Zimbabwe: First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa Extends a Lifeline to Mufakose Family After Appeal On Destiny TV's 'Twice a Mother'
New Zimbabwe
FOLLOWING the airing of a Harare family's plight, whose child is living with cerebral palsy, on Destiny TV's programme "Twice a Mother" on national television (ZBC), First Lady… Read more »
Kenya: U.S. Aid Freeze to Create Sh52bn Deficit in 2024/2025 Fiscal Year - Mbadi
Capital FM
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has warned that the United States decision to freeze USAID funding will create a Sh52 billion deficit in Kenya's 2024/2025 fiscal year,… Read more »
March 05
Rwanda: 'If She Did It, Why Not Me?' - Dr. Mukamitari's Drive to Transform Rwandan Healthcare
allAfrica
"If she did it, then why not me?" - Dr. Victoire Mukamitari. Read more »
Lesotho: Trump Mocks Lesotho, Calls It a Country 'Nobody Has Ever Heard Of'
Vanguard
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday mocked tiny Lesotho as a country "nobody has ever heard of" as he defended his sweeping cuts in aid. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Accuses Germany Of 'Politicising' Development Cooperation Over DR Congo War
Nile Post
Rwanda has accused Germany of politicising development cooperation after Berlin announced it was halting new development aid and reviewing existing commitments over Rwanda's… Read more »
Liberia: Govt, EU Sign U.S.$21 Million Grant Agreement
New Dawn
The European Union Commission has rescued Liberia by signing a grant agreement totaling US$21 million, following the United States Government's cut in foreign aid. Read more »
Liberia: GOL, EU Sign U.S.$21m Grant for Spotlight Initiative, Support Measure
Liberian Observer
The Government of Liberia and the European Union (EU) have signed two significant financing agreements aimed at enhancing national development coordination and strengthening civil… Read more »
March 04
Burundi: Burundi's First Plastic Surgeon Paves the Way for a New Era in Healthcare
allAfrica
"Being the first plastic and reconstructive surgeon in my country is a great honour," Dr. Baramburiye said. "But it's also a huge load on my shoulders, a lot of pressure." Read more »
Africa: 'No Money, No Programs' - Funding the Future of Smiles in Africa [interview]
allAfrica
"We never said no. We just said, 'How?' What drove us, the most important thing that drove us, were the children. These were lives that we could change." Read more »
Liberia: Boakai Pressures Officials as Inflation and U.S. Aid Cuts Bite
FrontPageAfrica
With just over a year into his presidency, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai appears increasingly impatient with his administration's efforts to deliver on its promises. At his first… Read more »
Africa: Economic Diversification Is Crucial for Unlocking New Sources of Growth in Equatorial Guinea, Says New Report [press release]
World Bank
Economic diversification away from oil, investing in its people and strengthening institutions are crucial for stemming economic decline in Equatorial Guinea, says the World Bank… Read more »
Liberia: Hearing-Impaired Student's Education Shattered As USAID Pulls Scholarship
Liberian Investigator
A promising academic journey has come to an abrupt halt for Emmanuel K. Kollie, a hearing-impaired senior student at Cuttington University's Suakoko Campus, following the… Read more »
Kenya: Murkomen Urges Developed Nations to Address Refugee Funding Crisis After U.S. Aid Freeze
Capital FM
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has called on developed nations to take greater financial responsibility in sustaining humanitarian programs for refugees and asylum… Read more »
March 03
Africa: NGOs Seek New Sources of Aid As Traditional Donors Reduce Funding
VOA
The U.N.'s special representative on sexual violence in conflict said that when military spending goes up worldwide, it increases conflicts that mainly affect women and children. Read more »
Liberia: Foreign Diplomats Stand With Liberia Amid USAID Aid Cut
New Dawn
Heads of various foreign missions accredited to Liberia vow to stand with the government and people of Liberia in the wake of the United States Government's cut in aid. Read more »
South Africa: USAID Funding Cuts End Vital HIV Programme for Orphans
spotlight
South Africa's public health system is in turmoil after the widespread cancellation of USAID funding agreements. Among others, a USAID-funded project that helped to keep orphaned… Read more »
Nigeria: Yobe Grants N2.2bn Scholarships to 890 Students
Daily Trust
The Yobe State Government has awarded scholarships totalling N2.225 billion to 890 students enrolled at the Nigeria Tulip International College (NTIC), Mamudo. Read more »
