Uganda: Loss of U.S. Aid Highlights Africa's Slow Progress On Medical Research Goals

Could the loss of US funding be the catalyst countries like Uganda need to more fully fund their own research -- and focus on the continent's true needs? Read more »

Zimbabwe: No Title. No Utilities. No Problem. Inside the Zimbabwean Ruling Party's Land-for-Votes Scheme.

ZANU-PF's practice of giving land to supporters has resulted in haphazard development, including houses in the middle of roads. But the strategy wins elections. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Tens of Thousands in Zimbabwe Go Hungry As the Rains - and U.S. Aid - Hold Back

Some subsistence farmers are down to one meal a day amid a one-two punch: a lack of rainfall, followed by the disappearance of regular food supplements due to shuttered US aid… Read more »

Uganda: Fear and Uncertainty As Europe Plans to Outsource Refugees

Proposals to send migrants to Uganda raise concerns about safety, legality and the true cost of outsourcing asylum. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Healing or Hustle? Smuggled Meds Are Big Draw in Zimbabwe's Hidden Markets

Sure, the pills may be expired -- or fake. But customers flock to the illicit market anyway, saying they have no other choice. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Capital Contaminated Its Water. Now, Residents Must Pay to Use It.

Residents spend as much as 20% of their income on water, yet what comes from their taps is green, dirty and undrinkable. Now, privatization looms, threatening even higher costs. Read more »

Zimbabwe: As U.S. Aid Disappears, Hope Fades for Zimbabwe's Most Vulnerable Children

Children who relied on foreign aid for school sponsorships and HIV medication now face an uncertain future. Read more »

Uganda: In Uganda, Fake Doctors Cause Serious Damage

Rife with understaffed hospitals, corrupt licensing and people who claim to be doctors, the health system struggles to protect patients from deadly medical fraud. Read more »

Uganda: U.S. Claims Ebola Funding Was Restored. Ugandan Health Workers Still Haven't Seen the Money

Elon Musk, an unelected US official leading budget cuts, claims funding to contain Uganda's Ebola outbreak "accidentally" ended temporarily. Ugandan officials say the US still… Read more »

Uganda: Civilians Remain Jailed By Uganda's Military Courts, Despite Supreme Court Ruling

Uganda's Supreme Court in January banned the trial of civilians in military court with immediate effect. In practice, people who oppose President Yoweri Museveni remain in prison… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Faces Liquidity Crisis As U.S. Halts Foreign Aid

The sudden freeze threatens the stability of an economy built on US dollars. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Tuberculosis Treatment in Jeopardy As Zimbabwe Loses U.S. Aid

The sudden halt of USAID funding threatens the country's fragile TB response, putting thousands of patients at risk. Read more »

Africa: Zimbabwe Braces for HIV Resurgence As U.S. Aid Evaporates

Sex workers are the first to feel the effects, as mobile health clinics that offered condoms and preventative treatments disappear. Read more »

Uganda: Without USAID Support, Refugees in Uganda Lose Food, Job Training

Uganda hosts 1.8 million refugees and asylum-seekers, the largest number of any African country. But without US funding, basic services like food distribution are likely to end. Read more »

Africa: Ugandans Fear Resurgence of Aids As Health Clinics Close

As US President Donald Trump ends nearly all foreign aid funding, access to medicines that have suppressed an epidemic for decades will disappear. Read more »

Africa: Stuck in Zimbabwe - African Refugees Grounded By U.S. Executive Order

Some refugees at a settlement camp were about to board flights to new futures. Trump's policy decisions mean they are starting over yet again. Read more »

Uganda: Ebola Breaks Out in Uganda As U.S. Halts Foreign Aid

At least one person has died in the country's latest outbreak. US aid has been key to containing previous outbreaks. How will Uganda fare without it? Read more »

Africa: They Earn More Money, but Some Migrant Health Workers Say It's Not Worth It

Since the pandemic, many major economies like the United Kingdom have tightened restrictions on visas. Migrant health care workers from Zimbabwe struggle as they must live apart… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda's Military Took Over Public-Sector Construction. Private Contractors Are Reeling.

The government's move to transfer many public construction projects to the military has worsened fears about President Museveni's concentration of power. Read more »

Uganda: Regulation or Discrimination? Uganda's Proposed IVF Law Could Be Both.

Proponents say the bill brings needed oversight to a key health care procedure. Detractors say it's the latest in a campaign against gender and sexual minorities. Read more »

Zimbabwe: They Paid for Homes. Zimbabwe Never Gave Them Deeds.

A rent-to-own program aimed to help black citizens obtain property in a post-colonial world. Decades later, many homebuyers are still waiting to call their house their own. Read more »

Uganda: They Needed Money Fast. They Got It - Only to Lose Everything.

Formal pathways to loans in Uganda are cumbersome. Money lenders step in to fill the gap -- but at a steep price. Read more »

Africa: Mpox Is Infecting Children in DRC - and Spreading to Uganda and Beyond

Health officials in Uganda told Global Press Journal to ignore information provided by health workers at the border. Read more »

Uganda: Charcoal Ban Drives Up Prices in Uganda, Putting Small Businesses in a Bind

The government is pushing for cleaner fuel options. But costs and traditions stand in the way of change. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Serious Consequences As Private Medical Labs Skirt Regulations in DRC

Between 2020 and 2023, more than 60% of patients tested at private laboratories in DRC's Tshopo province were misdiagnosed. Read more »