The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of four people in a road accident on the Agaie-Lapai Road on Sunday. Alh. Abdullah Baba-Arah, Director-General of NSEMA ...

The sweeping directive from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to pause nearly all US aid brought scores of programs – from global health to emergency shelter to countertrafficking – to a halt.

WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver on Tuesday for life-saving humanitarian assistance during a 90-day pause in foreign aid while Washington ...

The flurry of announcements and changes to the U.S. foreign aid landscape, including work stoppages, likely funding cuts, and massive layoffs have flown fast and furious in the first week of ...

The administration on Jan 25 urged USAid staff to help transform how Washington allocates aid around the world in line with Mr Trump’s “America First” policy and threatened “disciplinary ...

The move is part of a wider freeze on US aid and funding put in place since Trump took office on Jan. 20, while programs are reviewed. The Trump administration has moved to stop the supply of ...

WASHINGTON — U.S-funded aid programs around the world have begun firing staff and shutting down or pausing their operations, as the Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on almost all ...

FILE: Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Health said that aid from the United States of America contributed about 17% to the country's HIV/AIDS campaign.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze on domestic and foreign federal aid in a sweeping effort to stop government funding for causes that don't fit with his agenda.

The life-saving PEPFAR programme is an early casualty of the ‘new world order’ emanating from Washington, with several organisations in South Africa warning recipients they will not be able to ...

A US Shutdown on Foreign Aid Is Hitting Worldwide. Rubio Adds More Exemptions WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S.-funded aid programs around the world were firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop ...

The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in US foreign funding.