Mastodawn

"The deal comes with the caveat that Zambia commits $340 million of its own money to new health funding.

Zambia would also be required to give U.S. companies greater access to its huge reserves of lithium, copper and cobalt. This would, by extension, “end what the United States sees as China’s preferential access to Zambian mines,” the Times reports. The third piece of the agreement would reportedly also force negotiations over mining industry regulations.

According to the memo, the Zambian government has until May to agree to the deal. "

#Zambia #Trump #Aids #Mining

DrALJONES 1h ago

Report: Trump planning to withhold HIV, TB, & malaria treatments from Zambia...

... unless it grants US access to copper, cobalt & lithium reserves & changes its mining regulatory policies:

“We will only secure our priorities by demonstrating willingness to publicly take support away from Zambia on a massive scale.”

About 1.3 million people in Zambia rely on daily HIV treatment.

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/18/headlines/nyt_trump_admin_considers_withholding_hiv_treatments_from_zambia_in_exchange_for_greater_access_to_countrys_minerals

#USPol #EUPol #Zambia #USAID #News #HIV #USBullying #USImperialism .

NYT: Trump Admin Considers Withholding HIV Treatments from Zambia in Exchange for Greater Access to Country’s Minerals

The Trump administration is considering withholding HIV treatment, tuberculosis and malaria medications from Zambia in order to force the country to open its mines to U.S. companies. That’s according to a leaked State Department memo obtained by The New York Times. The memo says, “We will only secure our priorities by demonstrating willingness to publicly take support away from Zambia on a massive scale.” The proposed deal would offer Zambia $1 billion in health funding over five years, which is less than half of what the country received before President Trump took office. In return, Zambia would need to grant U.S. companies access to its copper, cobalt and lithium reserves and agree to restructure a nearly half-billion-dollar agricultural grant to require regulatory changes in its mining sector. About 1.3 million people in Zambia rely on daily HIV treatment provided through U.S. aid programs.

Democracy Now!

DrALJONES 5h ago

Bully in chief

Report: Trump planning to withhold HIV, TB, & malaria treatments from Zambia...

... unless it grants US access to copper, cobalt & lithium reserves & changes its mining regulatory policies:

“We will only secure our priorities by demonstrating willingness to publicly take support away from Zambia on a massive scale.”

About 1.3 million people in Zambia rely on daily HIV treatment.

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/3/18/headlines/nyt_trump_admin_considers_withholding_hiv_treatments_from_zambia_in_exchange_for_greater_access_to_countrys_minerals

#USPol #EUPol #Zambia #USAID #News #HIV #USBullying #USImperialism .

NYT: Trump Admin Considers Withholding HIV Treatments from Zambia in Exchange for Greater Access to Country’s Minerals

The Trump administration is considering withholding HIV treatment, tuberculosis and malaria medications from Zambia in order to force the country to open its mines to U.S. companies. That’s according to a leaked State Department memo obtained by The New York Times. The memo says, “We will only secure our priorities by demonstrating willingness to publicly take support away from Zambia on a massive scale.” The proposed deal would offer Zambia $1 billion in health funding over five years, which is less than half of what the country received before President Trump took office. In return, Zambia would need to grant U.S. companies access to its copper, cobalt and lithium reserves and agree to restructure a nearly half-billion-dollar agricultural grant to require regulatory changes in its mining sector. About 1.3 million people in Zambia rely on daily HIV treatment provided through U.S. aid programs.

Democracy Now!

Anna Anthro 1d ago

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: #Trump admin threatens #Zambia to sign deal by taking their ill citizens hostage

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/zambia-hiv-aid-minerals-trump.html

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia

A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”

The New York Times

Bich Nguyen 1d ago

"The State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with H.I.V. in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to its critical minerals."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/zambia-hiv-aid-minerals-trump.html

#healthcare #GlobalHealth #USAID #HIV #PEPFAR #zambia #ForeignAid #ForeignAssistance

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia

A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”

The New York Times

Robert Sanscartier 1d ago

#Angola #Botswana #Malawi #Mozambique #Namibia, #Tanzania #Zambia #Zimbabwe

Officials from countries in the Zambezi River Basin say growing climate variability is increasing pressure on shared water resources, prompting renewed cooperation on water management and planning

https://www.namibian.com.na/climate-pushes-zambezi-states-to-cooperate-on-water/

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Climate pushes Zambezi states to cooperate on water

%%title%% %%sep%% %%primary_category%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% %%sep%% Officials from countries in the Zambezi River Basin say growing climate variability is increasing pressure on shared water resources, prompting renewed cooperation on water management and planning.

The Namibian

Hanse Mina 1d ago

The US State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with H.I.V. in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to its critical minerals.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/zambia-hiv-aid-minerals-trump.html

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Trump #Zambia

No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia

A draft State Department memo outlines ways the Trump administration may ratchet up pressure on the African country by ending health support “on a massive scale.”

The New York Times