US to end funding of South Africa's HIV programmes over claims of Afrikaner persecution
The US government has announced that it will stop funding HIV programmes in South Africa due to claims of Afrikaner persecution. The decision is linked to the alleged failure of the South African government to protect the white-minority community. The move is expected to impact the country's efforts to tackle the spread of HIV and Aids, with over eight million South Africans living with the virus.
- ▪The US was providing an estimated $400m a year to South Africa's HIV programmes through the President's Emergency Fund for Aids Relief (Pepfar).
- ▪South Africa's health ministry has stated that it had not been informed of the decision to stop funding, but had been working on a self-reliance plan.
- ▪The US government has cited South Africa's alleged failure to protect the Afrikaner community as the reason for the decision to stop funding.
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US to end funding of South Africa's HIV programmes over claims of Afrikaner persecution13 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDamian ZaneGetty ImagesDonald Trump confronted South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House last year over claims that Afrikaners were being persecutedThe US government says it will stop funding programmes in South Africa intended to tackle the spread of HIV and Aids, linking the decision to the government's alleged failure to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community.South Africa's health ministry responded by saying that though it had not been informed of this decision, it had "long been working on a self-reliance plan".More than eight million South Africans are living with HIV – the highest number of any country in the world.Until 2025, the…
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