The European Commission has allocated €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to support these countries in addressing the ongoing cholera epidemic. According to the World Health Organization, more than 61,000 cholera cases were reported in the African Region in the first 5 months of 2026.
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Start-ups across Africa raised approximately US$1.36bn in the first half of 2026 through transactions of at least US$100k, including equity, debt and grants but excluding exits. This was broadly in line with the US$1.44bn raised in H1 2025, representing a modest -6% year-on-year decline. The apparent stability is noteworthy after the recovery recorded in 2025,…
The African Development Bank-led Green Mobility Financing Facility for Africa (GMFA) is set to expand its support for clean transport after receiving $13.46 million in new funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
UNAIDS warned Monday that global funding cuts, growing inequality and setbacks to human rights are threatening decades of progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The 26th International AIDS Conference is currently underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The U.S. government’s withdrawal of funding for global HIV programs in January 2025 sharply reduced the number of people entering HIV care across East Africa within weeks, according to findings led by UC San Francisco researchers.
