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 »
A Question of Freedom [blog]
CFR
When it comes to African development, foreign aid is just the beginning. Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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Health minister Jane Ruth Aceng told Parliament on Friday that the funding withdrawn were covering key programs such as HIV/Aids (Shs243.2 billion), malaria (Shs121 billion),… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Refugee Women in Congo Are Planting the Seeds for Change With Cash Transfers [press release]
World Bank
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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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
