While aid has saved lives--providing antiretroviral therapy for 1.4 million Ugandans living with HIV, supporting maternal health programmes, and funding electricity connections in hard-to-reach communities--it has also perpetuated a system where the Ugandan government remains unaccountable to its own citizens.

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Africa: Why the Aid Freeze Could Be Good for Uganda, Africa

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Former President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has stated that President Donald Trump’s decision to halt aid to foreign countries is a wake-up call for Africa to use its resources for the right thing. In a viral video cited by PUNCH Online on Wednesday, Kenyatta said instead of fuming, Africa must look inward to be

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US aid suspension, wake-up call for Africa -Ex-Kenya President

While aid has saved lives–providing antiretroviral therapy for 1.4 million Ugandans living with HIV, supporting maternal health programmes, and funding electricity connections in hard-to-reach communities–it has also perpetuated a system where the Ugandan government remains unaccountable to its own citizens. It is difficult to be hopeful when history offers little evidence that Uganda’s governance and accountability structures will improve under…

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Many African countries, Kenya included, were caught flat-footed after US President Donald Trump ordered an unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance programmes on health, refugees and climate action. Many of the US-assisted programmes are facing a shutdown and staff layoffs. Relief agencies have pointed out that Trump’s move could expose vulnerable groups such as […]

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Trump decision to end aid a wake-up call

By Hans Ngala United States president Donald Trump’s announcement that all foreign aid will be frozen—with the exception of aid to Israel and Egypt—should be a wake-up call for African leaders to prioritize healthcare on the continent.While we may be annoyed with Trump’s decision, this is a reminder that the US as a sovereign country has the proverbial knife and yam and can do as she pleases with her money. Most African countries are oil-rich or…

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