• Shobana Shankar

Trump’s aid cuts have gutted HIV programs across Nigeria — forcing local women-led groups to rebuild health and dignity from below.

• Pontsho Pilane

Foreign aid has never been just about assistance — it enforces political, economic, and social control, keeping recipient countries in a cycle of dependency.

• Dan Moshenberg

Kenyan activists raise their voices, placards and fists over US$500 million allocated but not yet spent for anti-retroviral medications. That’s a lot of money, drugs, and lost lives.

• Brett Davidson

The health news - with major implications for Africans living on the continent - that made the headlines in 2011.