Africa

U.S. Senator Cory Booker addresses protest in Washington, D.C., against President Trump's cuts in foreign aid and destruction of USAID. (Photo courtesy of Devex)
Beyond rallies and rhetoric, what can be done to block deadly foreign aid cuts?
Anti-HIV program in Malawi teaches patients how to protect themselves with antiretroviral medications. (Robbie Flick photo courtesy of Creative Commons license.)
American-made catastrophe: Growing toll of losses and deaths from USAID demolition
Gay tourists pictured on the GoThaiBeFree website, which promotes gay tourism in Thailand.
Uganda’s anti-gay law has huge costs; Thailand’s equal marriage pays dividends
Protesters outside the USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C., demand a reversal of Trump administration moves to eliminate foreign aid and the agency that oversees it. (Photo courtesy of Reuters)
A catastrophe made in the U.S.A. — the deadly foreign aid cutoff
Pepfar-supported health counseling in Kenya.
Health programs shutter around the world because Trump has paused foreign aid
Peter Marocco in 2019.. (Gabriel Aponte/Getty)
Here’s the Trump ally who’s destroying USAID
Woman in South Africa walks past a wall covered with ads supporting the fight against HIV/ AIDS. (Denis Farrell photo courtesy of AP / Cruxnow.com)
Fight against HIV in Africa put in jeopardy by suspension of U.S. funding
USAID used this photo of Pride celebrations in El Salvador to highlight the agency's Rights and Dignity project, which aimed to strengthen human rights and create "a more tolerant, just, and equitable El Salvador, where Salvadorans believe they can have a better life without migrating."
As Trump blocks funds for LGBTQ rights abroad, fear and confusion spread
Girls in Nairobi attend a Pepfar-sponsored program about AIDS. (Ben Curtis photo courtesy of AP / NPR)
UPDATE: Trump officials balk at cutting anti-AIDS drugs and endangering millions
Pepfar clients visit anti-AIDS clinic for treatment. (Photo courtesy of Pepfar)
Trump officials shut down Pepfar’s anti-AIDS operations, endangering millions
Alice Nkom
LGBTI backer Alice Nkom answers ‘terrorism’ charge that’s based on peace conference
A doctor at Family Health Options Kenya serves a patient. Eight years ago, the organization decided to continued its counseling services even though that meant it would lose U.S. aid and force it to cut its health-care services in half. (Photo courtesy of The Star)
Trump’s ‘gag order’ again bars doctors from giving pregnant patients the facts
Anti-gay campaigner Moses Foh-Amoaning was expelled from the Association of African Albinos in 2021 for fomenting hatred. (Photo courtesy of MyJoyOnline.com)
Trump presidency encourages backer of Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill
Front page of the Uganda Monitor in August 2024.
As mpox surges, Ugandan advocates send urgent warnings to LGBTQ communities
Winnie Byanyima, a Ugandan national and the global executive director of UNAIDS, is urging the United States to continue its support of Pepfar's fight against HIV / AIDS. (Photo courtesy of Eagle News)
U.N. pleads with Trump to save global anti-AIDS program; U.S. agency is silenced
U.S. President Donald Trump displays a newly signed executive order on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Reuters)
Trump’s reactionary orders harm trans and intersex people worldwide, says ILGA World