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Liberia: Trump Ridicules U.S.$14m Social Cohesion Grant to Liberia
Liberian Investigator, 24 February 2025
In an address at the Conservative Political Action Conference over the weekend, President Donald Trump lambasted U.S. foreign aid spending, singling out, among others, a US$14… Read more »
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Malawi: After USAID Withdrawal, Malawi Must Embrace Entrepreneurship to Build Economy
Nyasa Times, 24 February 2025
Malawi stands at a crossroads. The imminent withdrawal of USAID support, which will cost 5,000 jobs, is being framed as a disaster. And, on the surface, it certainly looks that… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's ARV Supplies May Run Dry By June After USAID Cut Funding
New Zimbabwe, 21 February 2025
Zimbabwe's antiretroviral (ARV) medication supplies will be depleted by the end of June if it fails to address a funding gap which has been created by USAID's recent cessation of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt to Engage 28,000 Nigerian Health Workers On USAID Payroll
Vanguard, 17 February 2025
THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, said weekend the Federal Government was planning to engage 28,000 health workers previously being paid by the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigerian Govt to Absorb 28,000 Health Workers Formerly Paid By USAID
Premium Times, 16 February 2025
Mr Pate acknowledged the significant contribution of the US government to Nigeria's healthcare sector. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenya Relies On USAID Famine Warning System - What Happens Now That It's Gone?
The Conversation Africa, 14 February 2025
Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), a web-based platform for predicting famine, went offline on 30 January 2025. The system had provided up-to-date data to predict and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Defiant Amid Trump's Onslaught, Vows to Fill Funding Void
New Zimbabwe, 14 February 2025
THE government has stopped short of telling the United States of America to go hang following the termination of financial aid to African countries. Read more »
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Africa: Shutting Down USAID Threatens to Endanger World's Poorer Nations
IPS, 13 February 2025
The Trump administration's decision to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US government's primary channel for humanitarian aid and disaster relief,… Read more »
More African Countries Brace For Funding Gaps Amid U.S. Aid Cut
African countries continue to reel from the effects of the freezing of USAID programs by the administration of U.S. President Donal Trump. This has resulted in significant gaps in funding for various initiatives in the region, including in health, education, economy and governance.
The Liberian government is bracing for additional cuts in U.S aid, after it was earlier announced that a USAID-funded U.S$ 17 million tax reform program had been canceled, while in Malawi, the government is framing the loss of 5,000 jobs as a result of the aid cut as a "disaster".
In Nigeria, the government has stepped up to retain 28,000 health workers whose salaries were previously funded by USAID. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Muhammad Pate said the country is committed to taking ownership of its healthcare sector and reducing reliance on external aid.
South Africa's Department of Health has yet to outline a clear contingency plan, leaving lives at risk and threatening progress in controlling HIV and TB. In Zimbabwe, the government is reallocating resources to cover the funding gap left by the withdrawal of U.S. aid, particularly for HIV/AIDS programs, ensuring continued support for public health initiatives previously funded by PEPFAR and other stakeholders.
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