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Trump Ends $8 B AIDS Aid to South Africa

6/20/2026

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  • U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration removed South Africa from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), ending over $8 billion in aid since 2003.
  • The State Department said South Africa did not meet the administration’s policy demands.
  • Demands included repealing the land expropriation law and exempting U.S. firms from Black empowerment rules.
  • Most of the funding was cut last year after Trump dismantled the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).