Africa: Archbishop Makgoba Urges Americans to Lobby for PEPFAR and AGOA, Comments on Musk ‘Empathy’ Statements

Cape Town — Prominent African religious leader Archbishop Thabo Makgoba issued an urgent appeal to the U.S. to save two programmes crucial for the economic development and healthcare across the African continent.

In a passionate address at a gala dinner in New York, the Anglican Church of Southern Africa’s leader warned that 2025 could become a “historical watershed” in U.S.-Africa relations as two landmark initiatives face uncertain futures under the Trump administration – PEPFAR (the…