# Africa Chamber News

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## Posts

- [Nigeria CBN keeps policy rate unchanged as Olayemi Cardoso defends tight stance to curb inflation and stabilise naira](https://africachamber.com/nigeria-cbn-keeps-policy-rate-unchanged/): The Central Bank of Nigeria held its policy rate at 26.5% to control inflation and stabilize the naira, says Governor Olayemi Cardoso.
- [South Africa and Kenya corporate earnings season highlights telecom, banking and retail resilience](https://africachamber.com/south-africa-kenya-corporate-earnings-telecom-banking-retail/): South African and Kenyan telecom, banking, and retail sectors showed resilient 2024 earnings despite economic challenges, led by MTN, Vodacom, and strong banks.
- [Morocco, Egypt and Ethiopia court new infrastructure financing as Chinese and US investors chase growth projects](https://africachamber.com/morocco-egypt-ethiopia-court-infrastructure-financing/): Morocco, Egypt, and Ethiopia seek new infrastructure financing in 2024, attracting investments from Chinese, U.S., and multilateral sources.
- [Morocco signs $500m China-backed EV battery plant deal to process local cobalt and nickel](https://africachamber.com/morocco-signs-500m-china-ev-battery-plant-deal/): Morocco signed a $500 million deal to build a China-backed EV battery plant processing local cobalt and nickel to boost its mineral value.
- [Morocco reaches €250m EIB green bond deal to finance solar and wind grid upgrades](https://africachamber.com/morocco-eib-green-bond-finance-solar-wind/): The European Investment Bank will provide Morocco €250 million via a green bond to upgrade solar and wind power grid infrastructure.
- [Côte d’Ivoire completes $750m Eurobond buyback as cocoa windfall boosts 2026 budget space](https://africachamber.com/cote-divoire-completes-750m-eurobond-buyback/): Côte d’Ivoire completed a $750 million Eurobond buyback, using strong cocoa revenues to reduce debt and increase 2026 budget space.
- [Nigeria CBN sells $250m FX to banks as naira firms and IMF urges faster subsidy reforms](https://africachamber.com/nigeria-cbn-sells-250m-fx-banks-naira-firms-imf-urges-subsidy-reforms/): The Central Bank of Nigeria sold $250 million in foreign exchange to banks to support the naira amid IMF calls for faster subsidy reforms.
- [Rwanda expands fintech and digital ID reforms as Flutterwave and Chipper Cash deepen reach](https://africachamber.com/rwanda-expands-fintech-digital-id-flutterwave-chipper-cash/): Rwanda launched the Rwanda FinTech Centre to boost fintech innovation and expand cross-border licensing with Kenya and Ghana.
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- [Morocco boosts infrastructure financing talks as investors eye ports, logistics and renewable projects](https://africachamber.com/morocco-boosts-infrastructure-financing-talks-investors/): Morocco held talks to secure financing for $37 billion in infrastructure projects, focusing on ports, logistics, and renewable energy through 2040.
- [SAA faces fresh criticism after auditor flags weak controls and unreliable financial statements](https://africachamber.com/saa-faces-criticism-auditor-flags-weak-controls/): The Auditor-General's report highlights weak controls and unreliable financial statements at South African Airways, raising concerns over its financial accuracy.
- [Ethiopia and Senegal seek IMF and World Bank support as governments juggle debt, FX shortages and growth plans](https://africachamber.com/ethiopia-senegal-seek-imf-world-bank-support/): Ethiopia and Senegal sought IMF and World Bank aid in July 2024 to address debt issues, FX shortages, and support economic growth plans.
- [South Africa and the US discuss a new trade deal as Ramaphosa pushes to defuse tariff tensions with Washington](https://africachamber.com/south-africa-us-discuss-new-trade-deal/): South African President Ramaphosa met U.S. officials on August 6, 2025, to discuss a new trade deal amid U.S. tariff tensions.
- [Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with UN officials to discuss nuclear talks](https://africachamber.com/iranian-foreign-minister-meets-un-nuclear-talks/): Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met UN officials in New York to discuss progress in stalled nuclear talks and sanctions relief.
- [India launches Chandrayaan-3 mission aiming for a soft landing on the Moon's south pole](https://africachamber.com/india-launches-chandrayaan-3-soft-landing-moon/): India's Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully achieved a soft landing near the Moon's south pole on August 23, 2023, conducting lunar surface experiments.
- [Ghana is courting IMF and World Bank support as it advances debt restructuring and tries to steady public finances](https://africachamber.com/ghana-courts-imf-world-bank-support-debt-restructuring/): Ghana reached a debt restructuring agreement with G20 creditors to restore fiscal stability and access $300 million in international budget support.
- [Safaricom’s M-Pesa is pushing deeper into regional payments as Kenya and Ethiopia expand cross-border digital finance](https://africachamber.com/safaricom-mpesa-expands-cross-border-digital-payments/): Safaricom expanded M-PESA Global to Ethiopia, enabling direct cross-border mobile money transfers between Kenya and Ethiopia.
- [MTN Nigeria posts stronger data revenue as telecom users surge despite FX and power costs](https://africachamber.com/mtn-nigeria-stronger-data-revenue-telecom-surge/): MTN Nigeria's data revenue rose 49.1% in fiscal 2024, driven by increased subscribers, smartphone use, and data service monetization despite FX and power costs.
- [African markets close mixed, with South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Ghana diverging on commodity and currency moves](https://africachamber.com/african-markets-south-africa-kenya-namibia-ghana/): African markets closed mixed Thursday, with South Africa rising on gold gains, while Kenya, Namibia, and Ghana showed varied performances amid currency shifts.
- [South Africa’s Ramaphosa offers Trump a trade deal as rand hovers near a five-month high before budget talks](https://africachamber.com/south-africa-ramaphosa-offers-trump-trade-deal/): South African President Ramaphosa proposed a trade deal to U.S. President Trump amid rising rand and upcoming budget talks.
- [Nigerian tech startup Flutterwave secures $250 million funding round led by Tiger Global](https://africachamber.com/flutterwave-secures-250-million-funding-tiger-global/): Nigerian fintech Flutterwave raised $250M in Series D funding led by B Capital Group, valuing the company at over $3 billion.
- [Kenya Airways announces new direct flights from Nairobi to New York starting July 2024](https://africachamber.com/kenya-airways-announces-direct-flights-nairobi-new-york/): Kenya Airways will start direct flights from Nairobi to New York JFK five times weekly beginning July 2024.
- [OPEC Plus lifts June crude oil output quota amid United Arab Emirates departure from cartel](https://africachamber.com/opec-plus-lifts-june-crude-oil-output-quota/): OPEC+ raised its June crude oil output quota by 188,000 barrels per day after the UAE left the group, aiming to maintain market stability.
- [Ghana withdraws from United States aid agreement negotiations citing privacy protection concerns](https://africachamber.com/ghana-withdraws-us-aid-agreement-negotiations/): Ghana withdrew from $109 million U.S. health aid talks over concerns about privacy and U.S. demands for access to citizens' personal data.
- [Precise dollar figures for IMF deals, mining contracts, and debt instruments](https://africachamber.com/imf-deals-mining-contracts-debt-instruments/): The U.S. committed about $164 billion to the IMF by 2023, enhancing its global lending capacity through leveraged donor contributions.
- [Nigeria's financial sector debates allowing market forces to determine currency exchange rates](https://africachamber.com/nigeria-financial-sector-debates-currency-exchange-rates/): Nigeria's financial sector discussed fully market-driven currency exchange rates after President Tinubu ended the controlled float system in June 2023.
- [IMF approves new $266 million funding deal for Liberia](https://africachamber.com/imf-approves-266-million-funding-liberia/): The IMF approved a $266 million funding deal for Liberia to support climate adaptation, pandemic preparedness, and economic resilience.
- [Shoprite exits Nigeria retail market after 15 years](https://africachamber.com/shoprite-exits-nigeria-retail-market/): Shoprite has exited the Nigerian retail market after nearly 16 years, citing supply chain issues and financial challenges.
- [South Africa inflation ticks higher as education and housing costs rise](https://africachamber.com/south-africa-inflation-education-housing-costs-rise/): South Africa's annual inflation rose to 3.1% in March 2026, driven by higher education and housing costs, Statistics South Africa reports.
- [Rwanda inks $800 million China-Africa infrastructure financing for Kigali lithium processing plant](https://africachamber.com/rwanda-inks-800m-china-africa-infrastructure-financing-kigali-lithium-plant/): Rwanda signed an $800 million deal with China to finance a lithium processing plant in Kigali as part of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan.
- [US invests $750 million in South Africa's rare earths mining project despite diplomatic tensions](https://africachamber.com/us-invests-750m-south-africa-rare-earths/): The U.S. invested $50 million in South Africa's Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project to support critical mineral extraction amid diplomatic tensions.
- [Kenya's Safaricom M-Pesa Processes $15 Billion Transactions, Partners Flutterwave for Ghana Cross-Border Payments](https://africachamber.com/kenya-safaricom-mpesa-processes-15b-transactions-flutterwave-ghana-payments/): Kenya’s Safaricom M-Pesa processes $15 billion in transactions, upgrades system, and partners with Flutterwave for Ghana cross-border payments.
- [Morocco Attracts $2 Billion Chinese Investment in Copper Mines, Links to Rwanda AfCFTA Supply Chain](https://africachamber.com/morocco-attracts-2-billion-chinese-investment-copper-mines/): Chinese firm CNGR and Al Mada invest $2 billion in Morocco to develop battery materials, connecting mining to Rwanda's AfCFTA supply chain.
- [Shoprite announces exit from Nigeria after 15 years, selling 26 stores to local buyers for $200 million](https://africachamber.com/shoprite-exits-nigeria-sells-26-stores-200m/): Shoprite exited Nigeria after 15 years, selling 26 stores to local buyers for $200 million and shifting to a franchise model.
- [Safaricom's M-Pesa processes $45 billion in Kenya-Côte d'Ivoire cross-border remittances under AfCFTA pilot](https://africachamber.com/safaricom-mpesa-processes-45-billion-remittances-afcfta/): Safaricom’s M-Pesa processed $45 billion in Kenya-Côte d’Ivoire remittances under the AfCFTA pilot using PAPSS and regional partnerships.
- [Morocco’s OCP Group Posts $3.5 Billion Earnings from Phosphate Exports, Funding $1.2 Billion Egypt-Morocco Fertilizer Plant Under China-Africa Initiative](https://africachamber.com/ocp-group-posts-3-5-billion-earnings-phosphate-exports/): Morocco’s OCP Group earned $3.5B from phosphate exports in 2024, funding a $1.2B Egypt-Morocco fertilizer plant under the China-Africa initiative.
- [Morocco’s OCP Group Inks $900 Million Lithium Supply Pact with Tesla, Aiming for AfCFTA Battery Manufacturing](https://africachamber.com/ocp-group-inks-900m-lithium-pact-tesla/): Morocco’s OCP Group signed a $900 million lithium supply deal with Tesla to support battery manufacturing under the AfCFTA.
- [Ghana's Cocoa Board Sells 150,000 Tons at $4,200 Per Ton, Minister Joseph Boahen Aidoo Eyes China-Africa Supply Pacts](https://africachamber.com/ghanas-cocoa-board-sells-150000-tons-joe-boahen-adoo/): Ghana's Cocoa Board denies selling 150,000 tons at $4,200/ton; Minister Boahen Aidoo focuses on China-Africa supply deals amid pricing challenges.
- [MTN Nigeria Posts $1.8B Q1 Revenue, CEO Karl Toriola Highlights Fintech Growth via MoMo Platform](https://africachamber.com/mtn-nigeria-posts-1-8b-q1-revenue-ceo-highlights-fintech-growth/): MTN Nigeria reported $1.8 billion Q1 2024 revenue, driven by fintech growth on its MoMo digital financial services platform.
- [Nigeria's CBN Raises Interest Rate to 28% Amid Inflation Surge, Governor Olayemi Cardoso Cites Naira Volatility](https://africachamber.com/nigeria-cbn-raises-interest-rate-28/): Nigeria's Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 28% to combat rising inflation and naira exchange rate volatility.
- [Zambia and South Africa Finalize $1.5 Billion Copper Export Pact via AfCFTA, Glencore Leads Shipments](https://africachamber.com/zambia-south-africa-finalize-copper-export-pact/): Zambia and South Africa finalized a $1.5 billion copper export deal under AfCFTA in December 2024, with Glencore leading shipments.
- [Côte d'Ivoire Ports Authority Awards $2 Billion China-Financed Abidjan-Lagos Rail Contract Under AfCFTA Framework](https://africachamber.com/cote-divoire-ports-awards-2-billion-rail-contract/): Côte d'Ivoire Ports Authority awarded China Railway Group a $2B contract to build the Abidjan-Lagos rail line under AfCFTA, funded partly by China Eximbank.
- [MTN Nigeria Reports Q1 2026 Earnings of $450 Million, CEO Karl Toriola Credits Fintech Expansion in Rwanda and Senegal](https://africachamber.com/mtn-nigeria-q1-2026-earnings-ceo-karl-toriola-fintech-expansion/): MTN Nigeria reported Q1 2026 earnings of $450 million, with CEO Karl Toriola citing fintech growth in Rwanda and Senegal as key drivers.
- [President Tinubu Appoints Taiwo Oyedele as Nigeria's New Finance Minister in Pre-Election Cabinet Reshuffle](https://africachamber.com/tinubu-appoints-taiwo-oyedele-finance-minister/): President Tinubu appointed Taiwo Oyedele as Nigeria's new Finance Minister in a cabinet reshuffle ahead of the 2027 general elections.
- [Egypt Attracts $190M Fintech Investment, Leading Africa with Flutterwave Expansion into Cairo Market](https://africachamber.com/egypt-attracts-190m-fintech-investment-flutterwave-cairo/): Egypt attracted $190M in fintech investments in Q1 2026, led by Flutterwave’s $100M expansion, boosting its position as Africa’s fintech hub.
- [Ethiopia's Zemen Bank and EIB disburse $46.7M for women-led agribusinesses targeting EU markets](https://africachamber.com/zemen-bank-eib-disburse-46m-women-agribusinesses/): Ethiopia’s Zemen Bank and EIB disbursed $46.7M to support women-led agribusinesses targeting EU markets through a €40M credit line.
- [Kenya, Uganda commit $2B to joint oil refinery in Tanzania under East Africa trade bloc](https://africachamber.com/kenya-uganda-commit-2b-joint-oil-refinery-tanzania/): Kenya and Uganda pledged $2 billion to a $4.3 billion oil refinery project in Tanzania to enhance regional oil processing and integration.
- [Egypt secures $1.2 billion IMF tranche after central bank rate hike to 27%](https://africachamber.com/egypt-secures-imf-tranche-after-rate-hike/): Egypt received a $1.2 billion IMF tranche after its central bank raised interest rates to 27% to support economic reforms.
- [Dangote Refinery announces $40 billion IPO across Lagos, London, and Johannesburg exchanges](https://africachamber.com/dangote-refinery-announces-40-billion-ipo-lagos-london-johannesburg/): Dangote Refinery plans a $5 billion IPO in 2026 across Lagos, London, and Johannesburg exchanges to fund its Vision 2030 expansion.
- [DRC Raises $1.25 Billion in Maiden Eurobond to Fund $2.5 Billion Mining Infrastructure Projects](https://africachamber.com/drc-raises-1-25-billion-maiden-eurobond-mining-projects/): The DRC raised $1.25 billion in its first Eurobond to fund $2.5 billion in mining infrastructure, energy, and social projects with UNDP oversight.
- [Ghana Cocoa Board inks $1.5 billion deal with US firms amid global prices hitting $12,000 per ton under AfCFTA protocols](https://africachamber.com/ghana-cocoa-board-1-5-billion-deal-us-firms/): Ghana Cocoa Board signed a $1.5B deal with US firms to finance cocoa purchases amid $12,000/ton global prices under AfCFTA protocols.
- [South Africa's National Treasury reinforces Black Economic Empowerment rules in draft public procurement worth $2.5 billion annually](https://africachamber.com/south-africa-national-treasury-reinforces-black-economic-empowerment/): South Africa’s National Treasury proposed draft rules to strengthen Black Economic Empowerment in $2.5 billion annual public procurement contracts.
- [Ethiopia's Ethio Telecom Earnings Hit $1.2 Billion, Partners Chipper Cash for $100 Million Digital Wallet Cross-Border Transfers](https://africachamber.com/ethiopia-ethio-telecom-earnings-chipper-cash-transfers/): Ethiopia's Ethio Telecom earned $1.2 billion in 2023 and partnered with Chipper Cash for $100 million in cross-border digital wallet transfers.
- [Kenyan President Ruto Defends High Fuel Prices](https://africachamber.com/kenyan-president-ruto-defends-fuel-prices/): Kenyan President Ruto defended high fuel prices, citing Kenya's middle-income status and fuel levies funding road projects during a Nairobi church service.
- [Nigerian Government Debunks Hidden Spending Claims, Clarifies World Bank Report](https://africachamber.com/nigerian-government-debunks-hidden-spending-claims/): Nigeria’s Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele refutes claims of hidden spending, clarifying the World Bank report supports fiscal reforms.
- [Donors pledge 1.7 billion dollars for Sudan humanitarian crisis](https://africachamber.com/donors-pledge-1-7-billion-sudan-humanitarian-crisis/): Donors pledged $1.7 billion at a Berlin conference to aid 14 million people affected by Sudan’s civil war humanitarian crisis.
- [Seven Nigerian listed banks miss NGX audit filing deadline](https://africachamber.com/seven-nigerian-banks-miss-ngx-audit-deadline/): Seven Nigerian banks missed the January 30, 2026 NGX deadline for Q4 and full-year financial filings, opting for audited accounts within 60 days.
- [Kenya seeks World Bank emergency funding amid oil price shock](https://africachamber.com/kenya-seeks-world-bank-emergency-funding-oil-shock/): Kenya requested emergency funding from the World Bank to address fuel price shocks caused by the Iran war, Central Bank Governor Kamau Thugge said.
- [IMF warns of mounting economic pressures for Sub-Saharan Africa amid global instability](https://africachamber.com/imf-warns-mounting-economic-pressures-sub-saharan-africa/): The IMF warns Sub-Saharan Africa faces rising inflation and slower growth in 2024 due to global instability and Middle East conflicts.
- [Senegal's cost of living protests](https://africachamber.com/senegal-cost-living-protests/): Senegalese workers and opposition supporters protested in Dakar on April 8, 2026, against rising living costs and demanded Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko's removal.
- [IMF warnings about economic pressures for Sub-Saharan Africa](https://africachamber.com/imf-warnings-economic-pressures-sub-saharan-africa/): The IMF downgraded Sub-Saharan Africa's 2026 growth forecast to 3.1% due to inflation and global instability from the Middle East conflict.
- [Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water, Far From Known Sources](https://africachamber.com/toxic-forever-chemicals-taint-rural-california-drinking-water-far-from-known-sources/): Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista, California,...
- [Former Montana Health Staffer Rebukes Oversight Rules as a Hospital 'Wish List'](https://africachamber.com/former-montana-health-staffer-rebukes-oversight-rules-as-a-hospital-wish-list/): A former Montana health department staffer who described himself as the lead author of legislation to scrutinize nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts said new rules implementing the bill amounted to a...
- [Federal Judge Halts Dreamers’ Brand-New Access to ACA Enrollment in 19 States](https://africachamber.com/federal-judge-halts-dreamers-brand-new-access-to-aca-enrollment-in-19-states/): A federal judge in North Dakota has ruled in favor of 19 states that challenged a Biden administration rule allowing — for the first time — enrollment in Affordable Care...
- [Juez bloquea en 19 estados la norma que permite a Dreamers inscribirse en planes de salud de ACA](https://africachamber.com/juez-bloquea-en-19-estados-la-norma-que-permite-a-dreamers-inscribirse-en-planes-de-salud-de-aca/): Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Un juez federal en Dakota del Norte falló a favor de 19 estados que impugnaron una regla de la administración Biden que permite —por primera...
- [Are States Keeping Their Promises on Opioid Settlement Transparency?](https://africachamber.com/are-states-keeping-their-promises-on-opioid-settlement-transparency/): It’s been about two years since most states began receiving millions of dollars in opioid settlement payments from companies that made or distributed prescription painkillers. But whether you can track...
- [Florida’s Canada Drug Importation Plan Has Yet to Launch](https://africachamber.com/floridas-canada-drug-importation-plan-has-yet-to-launch/): Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)spent years complaining that the Biden administration was slow-walking federal approval of his plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada — a concept endorsed by...
- [Rural Governments Often Fail To Communicate With Residents Who Aren’t Proficient in English](https://africachamber.com/rural-governments-often-fail-to-communicate-with-residents-who-arent-proficient-in-english/): Eloisa Mendoza has spent 18 years helping people who aren’t fluent in English navigate complex legal documents. She guides them through stressful events and accompanying dense paperwork, such as citizenship...
- [A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged](https://africachamber.com/a-centenarian-thrives-living-alone-active-and-engaged/): “The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New Jersey. She’d decided to...
- [Por qué el sarampión, la tos ferina y otras enfermedades graves podrían resurgir con RFK Jr.](https://africachamber.com/por-que-el-sarampion-la-tos-ferina-y-otras-enfermedades-graves-podrian-resurgir-con-rfk-jr/): La disponibilidad de vacunas seguras y eficaces contra covid a menos de un año del inicio de la pandemia marcó un hito en los tres siglos de historia de la...
- [Expanden los recursos para las personas mayores que viven solas](https://africachamber.com/expanden-los-recursos-para-las-personas-mayores-que-viven-solas/): Judith Graham Jeff Kromrey, de 69 años, se sentará con su hija la próxima vez que lo visite y le enseñará cómo acceder a sus cuentas en Internet en caso...
- [California Official Comes out of Retirement To Lead Troubled Mental Health Commission](https://africachamber.com/california-official-comes-out-of-retirement-to-lead-troubled-mental-health-commission/): Veteran California public servant Will Lightbourne has stepped in as interim executive director of the state’s mental health commission after its previous executive director resigned following conflict of interest allegations....
- [Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own](https://africachamber.com/resources-are-expanding-for-older-adults-on-their-own/): Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis....
- [Journalists Dig Into Vaccine Debate and America’s Obesity Rates](https://africachamber.com/journalists-dig-into-vaccine-debate-and-americas-obesity-rates/): KFF Health News senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed the fragility of our vaccine infrastructure on The Atlantic’s “Radio Atlantic” on Dec. 5. Click here to hear Allen on “Radio Atlantic”...
- [Georgia Said It Would Fix Care for the Disabled Years Ago. It’s Still Not Done.](https://africachamber.com/georgia-said-it-would-fix-care-for-the-disabled-years-ago-its-still-not-done/): In recent decades, the Justice Department has sued several states for unnecessarily confining people with disabilities in places such as state psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and segregated workspaces. Such treatment...
- [How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch](https://africachamber.com/how-measles-whooping-cough-and-worse-could-roar-back-on-rfk-jr-s-watch/): The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection...
- [Six Years Into an Appalachia Hospital Monopoly, Patients Are Fearful and Furious](https://africachamber.com/six-years-into-an-appalachia-hospital-monopoly-patients-are-fearful-and-furious/): KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for a week and kept...
- [How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California](https://africachamber.com/how-potential-medicaid-cuts-could-play-out-in-california/): In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering low-income families and individuals. California, like other states, depends heavily...
- [Georgia’s Work Requirement Slows Processing of Applications for Medicaid, Food Stamps](https://africachamber.com/georgias-work-requirement-slows-processing-of-applications-for-medicaid-food-stamps/): ATLANTA — Deegant Adhvaryu completed his parents’ applications for Medicaid and food benefits in June. Then the waiting and frustration began. In July, his parents, Haresh and Nina Adhvaryu, received...
- [9 States Poised To End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding](https://africachamber.com/9-states-poised-to-end-coverage-for-millions-if-trump-cuts-medicaid-funding/): Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News With Donald Trump’s return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion is back...
- [Nursing Homes Fell Behind on Vaccinating Patients for Covid](https://africachamber.com/nursing-homes-fell-behind-on-vaccinating-patients-for-covid/): It seems no one is taking covid-19 seriously anymore, said Mollee Loveland, a nursing home aide who lives outside Pittsburgh. Loveland has seen patients and coworkers at the nursing home...
- [Qué es el movimiento para “Hacer a América saludable de nuevo” (MAHA)](https://africachamber.com/que-es-el-movimiento-para-hacer-a-america-saludable-de-nuevo-maha/): Días después de la victoria electoral de Donald Trump, el empresario de salud Calley Means recurrió a las redes sociales en busca de consejos. “Primeros 100 días”, escribió Means, ex...
- [¿Podrían los nuevos medicamentos para bajar de peso estar disponibles para todos?](https://africachamber.com/podrian-los-nuevos-medicamentos-para-bajar-de-peso-estar-disponibles-para-todos/): Después de perder y recuperar las mismas 20 libras en más ocasiones de las que podía contar, Anita Blanchard concluyó que las dietas no le funcionaban. Así que cuando esta...
- [Nursing Home Industry Wants Trump To Rescind Staffing Mandate](https://africachamber.com/nursing-home-industry-wants-trump-to-rescind-staffing-mandate/): Covid’s rampage through the country’s nursing homes killed more than 172,000 residents and spurred the biggest industry reform in decades: a mandate that homes employ a minimum number of nurses....
- [With Trump on the Way, Advocates Look to States To Pick Up Medical Debt Fight](https://africachamber.com/with-trump-on-the-way-advocates-look-to-states-to-pick-up-medical-debt-fight/): Noam N. Levey Worried that President-elect Donald Trump will curtail federal efforts to take on the nation’s medical debt problem, patient and consumer advocates are looking to states to help...
- [California Falling Short of Enrollment Goal as Mental Health Courts Roll Out Statewide](https://africachamber.com/california-falling-short-of-enrollment-goal-as-mental-health-courts-roll-out-statewide/): California’s new initiative to compel treatment for some of the state’s most severely mentally ill residents — many of whom are living on the streets — is falling short of...
- [Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System’s Cracks](https://africachamber.com/homebound-seniors-living-alone-often-slip-through-health-systems-cracks/): Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern. “What’s going on with your breathing?” asked Peter...
- [Who Gets Obesity Drugs Covered by Insurance? In North Carolina, It Helps If You’re on Medicaid](https://africachamber.com/who-gets-obesity-drugs-covered-by-insurance-in-north-carolina-it-helps-if-youre-on-medicaid/): After losing and regaining the same 20-plus pounds more times than she could count, Anita Blanchard concluded that diets don’t work. So when the University of North Carolina-Charlotte professor learned...
- [Nigeria Kogi state boat accident: More than 50 bodies recovered and many still missing - BBC.com](https://africachamber.com/nigeria-kogi-state-boat-accident-more-than-50-bodies-recovered-and-many-still-missing-bbc-com/): Nigeria Kogi state boat accident: More than 50 bodies recovered and many still missing BBC.comAt least 27 dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria Al Jazeera EnglishMore than 100 people missing...
- [Journalists Dish on New Weight Loss Drugs, RFK Jr.'s Fluoride Claims, and Reproductive Health](https://africachamber.com/journalists-dish-on-new-weight-loss-drugs-rfk-jr-s-fluoride-claims-and-reproductive-health/): Thank you for your interest in supporting Kaiser Health News (KHN), the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We distribute our journalism for free and without...
- [Your Next Hospital Stay Could Involve Fewer IV Fluid Bags. Here’s Why.](https://africachamber.com/your-next-hospital-stay-could-involve-fewer-iv-fluid-bags-heres-why/): When Hurricane Helene struck in late September, it flooded the largest IV fluid factory in the United States. The Baxter International facility in western North Carolina had been producing 1.5...
- [A Toddler Got a Nasal Swab Test but Left Before Seeing a Doctor. The Bill was $445.](https://africachamber.com/a-toddler-got-a-nasal-swab-test-but-left-before-seeing-a-doctor-the-bill-was-445/): Ryan Wettstein Nauman was inconsolable one evening last December. After being put down for bed, the 3-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, just kept crying and crying and crying, and nothing would...
- [Trump Doesn’t Need Congress To Make Abortion Effectively Unavailable](https://africachamber.com/trump-doesnt-need-congress-to-make-abortion-effectively-unavailable/): On the campaign trail, Donald Trump tried mightily to reassure abortion rights supporters, vowing he would not sign into law a nationwide abortion ban even if Congress sent him one....
- [Efforts To Curb ACA Enrollment Fraud Face Real-World Test](https://africachamber.com/efforts-to-curb-aca-enrollment-fraud-face-real-world-test/): The current Affordable Care Act open enrollment season is the first big test of new federal guardrails against fraud. The rules aim to head off unauthorized ACA plan enrollments or...
- [Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections](https://africachamber.com/immigration-detention-center-contractor-sues-over-california-health-inspections/): GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials...
- [Florida’s Deloitte-Run Computer System Cut Off New Moms Entitled to Medicaid](https://africachamber.com/floridas-deloitte-run-computer-system-cut-off-new-moms-entitled-to-medicaid/): In mid-May, Mandi Rokx had a 3-month-old baby and a letter from a Florida agency warning that they both would be cut from Medicaid, the health insurance program for people...
- [Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Have Found Its Moment](https://africachamber.com/make-america-healthy-again-an-unconventional-movement-that-may-have-found-its-moment/): Within days of Donald Trump’s election victory, health care entrepreneur Calley Means turned to social media to crowdsource advice. “First 100 days,” said Means, a former consultant to Big Pharma...
- [El plan del gobernador de Florida para importar medicamentos más baratos de Canadá sigue en la nada](https://africachamber.com/el-plan-del-gobernador-de-florida-para-importar-medicamentos-mas-baratos-de-canada-sigue-en-la-nada/): Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Casi un año después que la administración Biden diera luz verde a Florida para convertirse en el primer estado en importar medicamentos recetados más baratos...
- [El poder en Washington ha cambiado. ACA podría cambiar también](https://africachamber.com/el-poder-en-washington-ha-cambiado-aca-podria-cambiar-tambien/): El regreso del presidente electo Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca podría envalentonar a los republicanos que quieren debilitar o derogar la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio...
- [Dicen que los esfuerzos contra el fraude en ACA han dado resultados. Pero hay que estar alerta](https://africachamber.com/dicen-que-los-esfuerzos-contra-el-fraude-en-aca-han-dado-resultados-pero-hay-que-estar-alerta/): Los cambios no autorizados en los planes médicos de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) parecen haberse reducido en las últimas semanas: reguladores federales informaron que...

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