[Liberian Observer] Liberia has always stood at a crossroads--torn between dependence and self-reliance, progress and setbacks, external influence and national ownership. These choices have shaped our history, and at every turn, my...
[MSF] Since 20 February, when the latest cholera outbreak started in Sudan's White Nile State, until 5 March, a total of 2,718 people have been admitted to the Ministry of Health cholera treatment centre at Kosti Teaching Hospital,...
[Radio Dalsan] In a significant humanitarian effort, a convoy of nine trucks carrying much-needed aid has successfully arrived in Rage Elle, located in the Middle Shabelle region.
[Africa CDC] Development finance institutions (DFIs) are stepping up to accelerate Africa's pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturing ambitions, marking a new phase in the continent's push for self-sufficiency in health products.
[UN News] Amid deep cuts to global humanitarian funding, the UN's Central Emergency Response Fund, CERF, on Thursday allocated $110 million to neglected crises across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
[WFP] Dakar -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgent funding. This warning comes as the lean season - the...
[Liberian Observer] When America's first felon announced a funding freeze of US humanitarian aid and 'development assistance' for 90 days, little did he know that he would ignite a reckoning not seen since independence movements began...
[MSF] Hepatitis E, tetanus and hepatitis B all pose significant but under-reported threats to the health and lives of women and girls, especially in low-income countries with limited access to healthcare. This can also mean life or death...
[OCHA] With global humanitarian funding being scaled back precipitously, the United Nations today allocated US$110 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to boost life-saving assistance in 10 of the world's most...
[New Zimbabwe] FOLLOWING the airing of a Harare family's plight, whose child is living with cerebral palsy, on Destiny TV's programme "Twice a Mother" on national television (ZBC), First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa responded by extending a...
[MSF] In Benin, before Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) arrived in the southern department of Couffo, the proportion of pregnant women and women of childbearing age who visited a health centre on a regular basis was low. As a...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has warned that the United States decision to freeze USAID funding will create a Sh52 billion deficit in Kenya's 2024/2025 fiscal year, affecting key sectors such as health,...
[Bhekisisa] The major backer of the lenacapavir roll-out is assuring nervous researchers that they will keep their part of funding promises. It's a good economic investment, says the Fund's Peter Sands, into a game-changing drug that...
[New Dawn] The European Union Commission has rescued Liberia by signing a grant agreement totaling US$21 million, following the United States Government's cut in foreign aid.
[Liberian Observer] The Government of Liberia and the European Union (EU) have signed two significant financing agreements aimed at enhancing national development coordination and strengthening civil society organizations.
[Nile Post] Rwanda has accused Germany of politicising development cooperation after Berlin announced it was halting new development aid and reviewing existing commitments over Rwanda's alleged role in the conflict in eastern DR Congo.
[World Bank] Malabo -- Economic diversification away from oil, investing in its people and strengthening institutions are crucial for stemming economic decline in Equatorial Guinea, says the World Bank in its latest Country Economic...
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- Heads of various foreign missions accredited to Liberia vow to stand with the government and people of Liberia in the wake of the United States Government's cut in aid.
[Liberian Investigator] Gbarnga -- A promising academic journey has come to an abrupt halt for Emmanuel K. Kollie, a hearing-impaired senior student at Cuttington University's Suakoko Campus, following the unexpected withdrawal of his...
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has called on developed nations to take greater financial responsibility in sustaining humanitarian programs for refugees and asylum seekers following the recent US...
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- With just over a year into his presidency, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai appears increasingly impatient with his administration's efforts to deliver on its promises. At his first Cabinet meeting in 2025,...
[allAfrica] Kigali, Rwanda -- "Being the first plastic and reconstructive surgeon in my country is a great honour," Dr. Baramburiye said. "But it's also a huge load on my shoulders, a lot of pressure."
[allAfrica] Kigali, Rwanda -- "We never said no. We just said, 'How?' What drove us, the most important thing that drove us, were the children. These were lives that we could change."
[VOA] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- The U.N.'s special representative on sexual violence in conflict said that when military spending goes up worldwide, it increases conflicts that mainly affect women and children.
[RFI] Sudan has been hit hard by the United States' decision to suspend development aid to the poorest countries. The country has been plunged into a destructive war since April 2023. Despite this, the Trump administration intends to end...