HIV, Trump and Africa

Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work. The first round of vaccines she and her colleagues made in Johannesburg had produced an immune response in rabbits,
Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could give China an opening on the world stage
President Trump’s restrictions on foreign aid and targeting of a key agency funding programs around the world may be offering an opening to China.
Trump's foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here's what's at stake
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world’s most successful responses to a disease
Trump's foreign aid cuts threaten $1 billion African minerals project
A billion-dollar expansion of Africa’s most important US-backed critical minerals project is now caught in limbo, due to a foreign-aid freeze under the Trump administration. ・A billion-dollar expansion of Africa's crucial minerals project is in limbo due to a foreign-aid freeze.
South African scientists were testing a promising HIV vaccine. Then came Trump’s aid cuts
South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for decades, when the order came from USAID to stop work.
Trump's aid freeze sends shock waves through Africa's HIV programs
The freeze on U.S. foreign aid ordered by President Donald Trump has effectively halted one of the world's most successful responses to a disease. For two decades, the American people have paid for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,
Climate Aid Projects Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down
Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that ...
Aid for Trade in Africa’s Sustainable Development Path
It is easy to sway public opinion with soundbites but the debate on foreign aid needs composure and a view towards broader ...
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What USAID’s Dismantling Looks Like on the Ground in Africa
Locals in Malawi and Kenya who worked with the agency face stalled development, cancelled programming, and shortages of ...
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Liberia Scrambles to Fill Funding Gap After USAID Project Cancellations
The government is racing against time to fill a massive funding gap after the United States government canceled several USAID ...
USAID’s dismantling threatens African development
Washington’s main foreign aid body is reportedly set to cut its staff of 10,000 to about 300, with only about a dozen workers ...
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As Trump pulls aid plug, can China step into the void in Africa?
While President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze and broader shift in US foreign policy offers China an opportunity to ...
South Africa open to nuclear project bids from Russia or Iran, minister says
South Africa could turn to Russia or Iran to expand its civilian nuclear power capacity, a senior government minister said, a ...