Zambia has publicly opposed a US attempt to link health funding to access to critical minerals, giving the clearest account yet of why two proposed bilateral agreements have stalled. The Zambia-US Health Funding Deal has become a key point of contention in discussions between the two countries. Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe issued a detailed statement rejecting the terms of both…
Tag: Africa Health Policy
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One Health Summit Signals Renewed French Support for SA
France has sent a clear diplomatic signal to South Africa through health diplomacy. President Emmanuel Macron invited a South African delegation to the recent One Health Summit in Lyon. The move follows uncertainty after reports that South Africa was disinvited from attending the G7 meeting scheduled for June in Évian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie. South Africa’s Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, attended alongside business…