Africa: All of Africa Today – June 24, 2026

U.S. Cut to South Africa HIV Funding Could Cost Lives, Warns UNAIDS

UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima has warned that the United States’ decision to withdraw HIV and Aids funding from South Africa could cost lives and reverse years of progress in the fight against the virus. The US, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), has been contributing about $400 million annually, accounting for roughly 17% of South Africa’s HIV response funding. South Africa does not rely on US…