Senators, including Lisa Murkowski and Marco Rubio, urged the State Department to release aid amid ongoing Ebola cases in Uganda and the DRC.
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What happened
Senators, including Lisa Murkowski and Marco Rubio, urged the State Department to release aid amid ongoing Ebola cases in Uganda and the DRC.
Who's involved
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Part of
US aid demands are reportedly causing various issues across multiple African nations, including Ghana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Uganda.Also in this story
- Disruptions to U.S. assistance have begun affecting both Uganda and Tanzania.
- Ghana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are reacting to a US proposal to renegotiate health funding agreements.
- Protest campaign targets government officials in Ghana and Uganda, risking $3.8 billion in financing.
- Ghana and Uganda are involved in a research cooperation, with Mahama overseeing a review at the Presidency in Accra.
The entities involved
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Lisa Murkowski
United States Senator from Alaska since 2002
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Marco Rubio
72nd United States Secretary of State since 2025
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Uganda
country in East Africa
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
country in Central Africa
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- An Ebola outbreak is driving health cooperation between Kenya and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a judicial body overseeing the matter.
- An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has resulted in the sealing of borders.