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Africa: U.S. Freeze On Foreign Aid a 'Death Sentence' for Africa
allAfrica, 29 January 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration issued an executive order on January 20, 2025, freezing foreign aid for 90 days, sparking widespread panic among aid… Read more »
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Addis Standard, 5 February 2025
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has instructed health bureaus to halt all activities and payments related to employees hired under U.S. government budget support, citing the… Read more »
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Africa: Trump's Funding Cuts Will Hurt South Africa and the Region
ISS, 6 February 2025
Despite Ramaphosa's downplaying of their potential impact, the reality is that South Africa and the continent are at grave risk. Read more »
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Addis Standard, 6 February 2025
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) warns that the "pause of U.S. foreign assistance" to Ethiopia's national HIV response will be "particularly severe" for over… Read more »
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Premium Times, 29 January 2025
It is estimated that PEPFAR supports treatment for over 20 million people living with HIV, accounting for two-thirds of all people globally receiving HIV treatment Read more »
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Nigeria: UN Welcomes U.S. Aid Exemption for HIV Treatment
Vanguard, 29 January 2025
The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has approved an "Emergency Humanitarian Waiver" allowing continued access to US-funded HIV treatment across 55 countries. Read more »
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Africa: State Department Says Trump Froze Foreign Aid to 'Root Out Waste'
VOA, 30 January 2025
The State Department on Wednesday sought to clarify President Donald Trump's order to freeze and review foreign development aid after the top U.S. diplomat blunted some of the… Read more »
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Uganda: HIV Crisis - Over 1.2 Million At Risk As Facility Closures and Funding Cuts Loom
Nile Post, 29 January 2025
Activists are raising alarms that these closures could lead to an increase in HIV infections, while some patients are already rushing to Mulago's Infectious Diseases Institute… Read more »
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Africa: Stopping Health Funding in Africa Weakens America
spotlight, 29 January 2025
Following US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend foreign aid, President Cyril Ramaphosa can display great leadership by meeting with leaders of wealthy countries and… Read more »
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Nigeria: WHO Urges U.S. Government to Exempt HIV Treatment From Funding Cuts
Premium Times, 29 January 2025
The global body noted that it could reverse decades of progress and potentially take the world back to the 1980s and 1990s when millions died of HIV every year, globally. Read more »
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Nigeria: Assessing the Impact of the USAID Funding Freeze On Nigeria's Health Sector
Nigeria Health Watch, 29 January 2025
Since the inauguration of the 47th U.S. President, Donald J. Trump, the news waves have been dominated by coverage of the various Executive Orders he has signed. Among these, one… Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Reaffirms Commitment to HIV Treatment Amid Global Funding Cuts
Capital FM, 29 January 2025
The Ministry of Health has reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs in light of the U.S. withdrawal. Read more »
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Africa: Trump Administration Freezes Foreign Development Assistance
VOA, 28 January 2025
The Trump administration has ordered a three-month pause on almost all foreign development assistance pending a review to see what fits in with the president's "America First"… Read more »
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Namibia: Namibian Officials Hopeful Aid Will Resume After Trump's 90-Day Freeze
VOA, 28 January 2025
Health officials in Nambia are reacting with caution to the order from U.S. President Donald Trump last week that freezes most U.S. foreign aid. Read more »
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Mozambique: Cut to U.S. Foreign Aid Hits Mozambican HIV/Aids Projects
AIM, 27 January 2025
The executive order issued by Donald Trump on 20 January, suspending almost all foreign aid programmes for 90 days, is now in effect in Mozambique. Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda Vows Self-Reliance As U.S. Halts Aid Support
Nile Post, 28 January 2025
The Minister of Information and National Guidance, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, responded firmly to the US move, stating that Uganda has the capacity to thrive without relying on foreign… Read more »
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Namibia: Trump's Aid Suspension Sparks Concerns for HIV-Aids and Global Health in Namibia
Namibian, 28 January 2025
The recent decision by newly inaugurated United States (US) president Donald Trump to suspend foreign aid for three months has raised serious concern regarding the future of… Read more »
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Liberia: USAID Orders All Projects Stopped
New Republic, 27 January 2025
United States Aid for International Development (USAID) has issued a "stop work order" for all nongovernmental organizations (NGO) funded projects. A USAID memo places immediate… Read more »
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Africa: Trump's Sudden Suspension of Foreign Aid Puts Millions of Lives in Africa At Risk
GroundUp, 23 January 2025
Imprecise executive order leaves health providers dependent on PEPFAR funding unsure if or when money will arrive Read more »
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Africa: U.S. Halts USAID Funding for 90 Days
Nile Post, 21 January 2025
The United States government has announced a 90-day pause on foreign development assistance programs, a decision that could have far-reaching implications for countries like… Read more »