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US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact
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'They didn't invite us to do Live Aid so we did our own thing'
"They didn't invite us so we did our own thing," he says. "We made ourselves proud that we could put in whatever small fee to ...
Ex-BBC correspondent in Africa says first reaction to Live Aid was ‘real anger’
Michael Buerk, a journalist who reported on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, has said his initial reaction to the Live Aid ...
UN's food agency limits aid operations in West and Central Africa due to funding cuts
The U.N.'s World Food Programme says it will suspend various food and nutritional assistance in vulnerable countries across ...
40 years ago, this Philly couple scored the best seats at the Live Aid concert. Here’s how.
Scott Martin and his now-wife Lisa watched the likes of Joan Baez and Tina Turner atop a 30-foot perch, in 1985. They haven't ...
Trump hosts five African leaders as tariffs, aid cuts bite
President Donald Trump meets with leaders from five African nations on Wednesday as the U.S. leader ramps up a trade war that ...
On This Day: Live Aid concerts raise $125M
On July 13, 1985, musicians and celebrities gathered at arenas in London and Philadelphia to hold a 16-hour Live Aid concert, ...
Trump promises West African leaders a pivot to trade as the region reels from sweeping aid cuts
President Donald Trump has promised West African leaders a shift from aid to trade during a White House meeting. On Wednesday ...
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From aid to exploitation? What lies behind Trump’s summit with 5 African leaders
NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | From Wednesday to Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a summit in Washington with the ...
Veteran broadcaster says first reaction to Live Aid was ‘real anger’
Veteran journalist Michael Buerk, who reported on the Ethiopian famine in 1984, revealed his initial reaction to the Live Aid ...
Trump administration floating idea of deporting third-country nationals to Africa
Although few details are known, these initiatives in Africa mark an expansion in U.S. efforts to deport people to countries ...
Trade, not aid, for Africa
David Harper speaks to Dr.John Asafu-Adjaye of the African Centre for Economic Transformation in Ghana on how US president Donald Trump's 'trade not aid' policy is being received on the world's second ...