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UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 hours ago

UK slashes aid to poorest nations in moral catastrophe' of 40% savings

The UK government is cutting aid spending by 40 percent, with African bilateral support dropping 56 percent and HIV funding left unprotected despite disease control concerns.
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Donald Trump's latest visa ban hits African countries hard

The United States suspended processing of immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries, including many African nations, blocking permanent residence applications beginning January 21, 2026.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

U.S. quietly expands list of countries whose citizens must pay up to $15,000 bonds for visas

The Trump administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States. Thirteen countries, all but two of them in Africa, are now on the list, which makes the process of obtaining a U.S. visa unaffordable for many. The State Department last week quietly added Bhutan, Botswana, the Central African Republic, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, and Turkmenistan to the list.
US politics
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

US destruction of contraceptives denies 1.4m African women and girls lifesaving care, NGO says

Destruction of $9.7m worth of contraceptives by the US is projected to cause 174,000 unintended pregnancies and 56,000 unsafe abortions.
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