Donald Trump, Africa and foreign aid

South Africa has more people living with HIV than any other country. Trump’s aid freeze has hit hard
In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patients.
Africa knew Trump's 'America First' pledge meant it might be last. Then came the freeze on aid
Many Africans knew that Trump’s “America First” outlook meant their continent was likely to be last among his priorities
Foreign aid cuts: implications for Africa under Trump's leadership
Many Africans were aware that Trump's "America First" policy suggested their continent would be low on his list of priorities. However, they did not anticipate the sudden suspension of foreign aid from the largest donor in the world,
Trump's Aid Cuts Stop South African HIV Vaccine Trials in Their Tracks
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work. The first round of vaccines she and her colleagues made in Johannesburg had produced an immune response in rabbits,
South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work.
‘We Are in Disbelief’: Africa Reels as U.S. Aid Agency Is Dismantled
The collapse of U.S.A.I.D. at the hands of President Trump and Elon Musk is already leaving gaping holes in vital health care ...
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Africa must ditch Foreign Aid or remain trapped - Okonjo-Iweala warns
General, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged African leaders to abandon reliance on foreign aid and focus on mobilising domestic resources and attracting investments to ...
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A US Shutdown on Foreign Aid Is Hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine. Here's How
The Trump administration says it ordered the foreign aid pause to give it time to decide ... said the U.S. freeze would hurt lives around Africa. U.S. support helped West Africa recover from ...
Analysis: How to make US foreign aid work for Africa
A small share of American aid being converted into equity investments or concessionary loans could enable a more resilient system less vulnerable to abrupt policy reversals.
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What the data says about U.S. foreign aid
The $71.9 billion in foreign aid that the government spent in fiscal year 2023 works out to 1.2% of that year’s total federal ...
President Donald Trump’s moves to end foreign aid agency hit close to home in Illinois
Illinois groups receiving aid dollars that help developing nations say freezing federal funds hurts jobs at home.
Los Angeles Times21d
U.S. shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine. Here’s how
The Trump administration says it ordered the halt in foreign aid to give it time to decide ... said the U.S. freeze would hurt lives around Africa. U.S. support helped West Africa recover from ...
The Globe and Mail22d
How a U.S. shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine
U.S.-funded aid programs around the world were firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance ...