Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.
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Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States is cutting almost all its spending on aid. The biggest loser will be Africa. For years, sub-Saharan Africa has received more U.S. aid money than any other region — except for 2022 and 2023, when the United States came to…

South Africa’s Play to Ease Tensions With Trump: A New Trade Deal
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South Africa’s Play to Ease Tensions With Trump: A New Trade Deal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines South Africa is preparing a new trade offer to present to President Trump, hoping to appeal to his transactional approach to foreign policy and ease boiling tensions with Washington, a spokesman for South Africa’s president said this week. The spokesman, Vincent Magwenya, said…

Unknown Illness Kills Dozens in Congo as Experts Clash on Cause
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Unknown Illness Kills Dozens in Congo as Experts Clash on Cause

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The mystery behind an unknown illness that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of Congo just 48 hours after they first showed symptoms deepened after the World Health Organization on Friday offered a new theory that seemingly contradicts African medical experts. At…

As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?
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As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As the reality sets in that the United States is drastically diminishing its foreign assistance to developing countries, an urgent conversation is starting among governments, philanthropists, and global health and development organizations. It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this…

Opinion | I’ve Seen the World Our Trash Makes, and It’s Terrifying
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Opinion | I’ve Seen the World Our Trash Makes, and It’s Terrifying

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It’s not just your old DVD player getting shipped to West Africa. Today’s waste trade is an opportunistic bonanza, an escape valve of environmental responsibility that profits off routing detritus of every conceivable variety to places that are in no position to take…

Trump and Musk Bring Vast Aid Machinery to a Halt in Africa
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Trump and Musk Bring Vast Aid Machinery to a Halt in Africa

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For decades, sub-Saharan Africa was a singular focus of American foreign aid. The continent received over $8 billion a year, money that was used to feed starving children, supply lifesaving drugs and provide wartime humanitarian assistance. In a few short weeks, President Trump…

How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
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How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In famine-stricken Sudan, soup kitchens that feed hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in a war zone have shut down. In Thailand, war refugees with life-threatening diseases have been turned away by hospitals and carted off on makeshift stretchers. In Ukraine, residents on…

Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
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Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A rebel militia backed by Rwanda has announced the capture of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a major victory for the group and one of the most significant escalations in the conflict between the two countries in years….

Mozambique at a Crossroads as New President is Sworn In
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Mozambique at a Crossroads as New President is Sworn In

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Decades ago, Mozambique’s liberation party, Frelimo, easily attracted adoring crowds. The promise of salvation from Portuguese colonizers, and a life with jobs and housing for all, was an easy sell in a southern African nation that was suffering under racist rule. But when…