US aid Stories

Botswana declares national public health emergency as medicines run out
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 26, 2025

Botswana's economy is currently under pressure from falling global diamond prices, a major source of national income, alongside reductions in US aid.

The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how
The Conversation  |  Aug 05, 2025

The creation of the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar) in 2003 was at the time the largest-ever bilateral programme to combat a si...

Kagame urges Africa to ditch aid dependence after US cuts, calls for self-reliance
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 13, 2025

Kagame emphasised that partnerships, whether between African countries or with international partners, should be based on mutual benefit, not on one s...

US aid cuts threaten youth development gains globally, study warns
Alfred Onyango  |  Apr 18, 2025

The impact goes beyond healthcare, with experts now warning that the cuts will significantly affect youth development, a critical yet often overlooked...

South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts
Reuters  |  Feb 19, 2025

Trump in January ordered a 90-day pause in all foreign development assistance pending assessment of its consistency with his "America First" foreign p...

US global disaster response teams unable to deploy following USAID shutdown, sources say
Reuters  |  Feb 15, 2025

The Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) involve highly trained staff who specialise in mobilising within 24 to 48 hours of a disaster to lead t...

How Trump’s 90-day foreign aid suspension could disrupt Kenya’s development programmes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 22, 2025

The Aid Data Network estimates that US government aid contributes approximately $1.68 billion (Sh252 billion) annually to Kenya’s economy.

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