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U.S. to halt HIV aid if Zambia won’t share mining wealth?

March 23, 2026 0

Billboard on a street in Lusaka, Zambia, celebrates the nation's mineral wealth . (Arlette Bashizi photo courtesy of The New York Times)

The draft memo prepared for Mr. Rubio says that getting the agreement signed would involve “the potential use of sticks” and warned that Zambia could not be allowed to backtrack because other countries are watching. If Zambia won’t sign, “sharp public cuts to American foreign assistance would significantly demonstrate to aid-receiving countries the seriousness of our interest in collaboration and …

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