Feb 26 – Democratic Republic of Congo and the United States have agreed a $1.2 billion strategic health partnership, the two governments said in a joint statement on Thursday. The partnership covers the period of 2026-2031, the statement said. It includes $900 million in targeted U.S. government assistance and $300 million in “progressively increased domestic … [Read more…]
The cuts in US foreign aid have probably caused hundreds of thousands of people to die. My colleagues Justin Sandefur and Charles Kenny estimated between 500,000 and 1,000,000 in 2025 alone. But so far these estimates have been projections based on logic and historical patterns. Real-time data on what is actually going on has been … [Read more…]
Chrystina Russell flew from Burundi to tell us what nonprofit leaders need to hear right now: how Village Health Works absorbed a $1.4 million USAID funding gap — and didn’t blink. MORE
The State Department will let lifesaving projects expire because “there is no strong nexus between the humanitarian response and U.S. national interests,” according to an internal email. A year after the Trump administration began the dismantlement of USAID, it is initiating a new round of significant cuts to foreign assistance. This time, programs that survived … [Read more…]
Zimbabwe has rejected a R5.8 billion US health funding agreement, a decision that could impact HIV programmes. Zimbabwe has turned down a proposed United States health funding agreement worth $367 million (R5.8 billion) over five years. Details of the decision emerged after a government memo from December was leaked. The document revealed that President Emmerson … [Read more…]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is threatening to blacklist Anthropic from working with the U.S. military over the artificial intelligence company’s refusal to loosen its safety standards. The threat came on Tuesday during a meeting between Hegseth and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, according to two people with direct knowledge of the meeting who were not authorized … [Read more…]
Start: Thursday, March 05, 2026•05:00 AM Location: (Corner of E 14th St and 4th Ave) • 145 Fourth Ave, New York, NY 10035 US Host Contact Info: Please contact Ahmed Mohamed at [email protected] with any questions. This civil disobedience action calls on Congress and the Administration to protect the integrity, transparency, and effectiveness of PEPFAR … [Read more…]
Leaked draft of $1bn memorandum of understanding reveals mandatory targets, sharing of data, and reported access to mining concessions. The US has been accused of “shameless exploitation” over a health financing agreement with Zambia worth more than $1bn (£740m), amid warnings that the country is getting a raw deal from the Trump administration. A leaked … [Read more…]
FROM USAID February 18, 2026 Dear USAID Contractor/Recipient, The Agency’s Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO) has approved a class deviation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), revising the audit threshold applicable to termination settlement proposals (TSPs) for certain contracts terminated in response to Executive Order 14169, Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid or Executive Order … [Read more…]
GSA will decommission the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS.gov) on February 20, 2026, moving subcontracting reporting to SAM.gov, as part of the ongoing effort to modernize the suite of federal acquisition systems. To align with this change, the FAR Council has amended the FAR part 19 model deviation text. For more information, check out— To … [Read more…]