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US Visa Ban Update: Mali and Burkina Faso Retaliate Against Trump Entry Curbs

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger ban US citizens in retaliation for Trump visa restrictions. 26 of 39 affected nations are African; AGOA expired, tariffs rise, USAID cut—US-Africa relations fracture.

International Business Times UK · Jan 1

From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026

Live Science's health channel editor makes predictions about the medical breakthroughs and public health shifts to come in 2026.

LiveScience · Dec 31, 2025

We still don’t really know what Elon Musk’s Doge actually did

Calculating the actual savings and impact of the bulldozing US department that vowed to cut $1tn in waste is difficult

The Guardian - US · Dec 30, 2025

Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending

Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2025

OPINION - The bombshell revelations from Trump's chief of staff are actually rather good news

Susie Wiles gives a more rounded picture of Trump than we’re used to

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2025

Ghana ‘overlooks marginalised women’ in landmark fisheries bill

IN FOCUS: Climate change, overfishing, and aid cuts are all impacting Ghana’s fishing sector, writes Nick Ferris. A new bill designed to safeguard against these threats is accused of ignoring the work of women in the sector, who make up 60 per cent of the workforce

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children's lives crushed by foreign aid cuts

Though the US spent just 1% of its budget on foreign aid, Trump dubbed USAID wasteful and shut it down, a move that has proven catastrophic for the world's most vulnerable.

Euronews · Dec 18, 2025

‘Trojan horse moment’: anti-rights groups seize chance to fill void left by US aid cuts

Ultra-conservative Christian organisations look to reshape global health landscape as new aid agreements open door to demands restricting family planning services

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Kidnapped, married off, robbed of hope: US aid cuts contribute to exploitation of Rohingya children

Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with funding reductions from other countries, shuttered thousands of schools and youth training centers in camps for Rohingya in Bangladesh and crippled child protection programs

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Trump’s chief of staff ‘aghast’ at ‘horrifying’ Musk-led aid cuts

Susie Wiles says ‘no rational person could think [this] process was a good one’

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2025