Trump takes up Musk's cause in South Africa

Africa knew Trump's 'America First' pledge meant it might be last. Then came the freeze on aid
The U.S. gave it more than $6.5 billion in humanitarian assistance last year for wide-ranging projects like disease response, girls’ education and free school lunches.
Explainer-What is behind Trump's aid threat to South Africa over land?
President Cyril Ramaphosa defended South Africa's land policy on Monday after Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding because of what he said were land confiscations.Trump said the previous day, without citing evidence,
Trump threatens to cut U.S. aid to South Africa over land law
Trump’s comments waded into a sensitive racial issue and deepened already sharp divisions between the United States and South Africa.
South Africa denies ‘confiscating land,’ after Trump threatens to cut off aid
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa responded on Monday to US President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off aid over the alleged mistreatment of White farmers, denying Trump’s claim that authorities were “confiscating land.
South Africa hits back at Trump’s claim that it is ‘confiscating land,' as US aid to country threatened
The South African president has hit back at President Donald Trump for claiming the government is "confiscating" land. President Trump also claimed certain classes of people are being treated ‘very badly.
South African president phones influential billionaire Musk after Trump’s funding threat
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Donald Trump’s “influential” billionaire adviser Elon Musk a day after the new U.S. president promised to cut funding for South Africa over a land expropriation law, Ramaphosa’s spokesperson said Wednesday.
South Africa’s HIV/AIDS clinics scramble over U.S. aid freeze
South African HIV clinics face closure as U.S. funding freeze disrupts services for 8.45 million HIV-positive population.
How Trump's pledge to punish South Africa reflects Musk's criticism of his homeland
President Trump said he will cut funding to South Africa in a move that reflects Elon Musk's false claims over the years over his country of birth.
Trump takes up Musk's cause in South Africa with funding threat
The president is vowing to withhold aid to South Africa as he peddles false claims spread by white nationalists and other far-right figures.
Trump threatens South Africa funding cut
President Trump threatens South Africa to cut funding over land policy
Elon Musk Birth Nation Declares Mineral War On Trump After US Plans Aid Cut | South Africa | Tariffs
South Africa's mineral minister has called for an African-wide mineral blockade against the U.S. in response to Trump's aid cut threat over land expropriation. Gwede Mantashe declared, "If they don't give us money,
Trump’s demand that aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas
USAID staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school.
USAID is on Trump and Musk's cost-cutting list. Here's where the foreign aid agency spends its money.
USAID cuts, led by Donald Trump and Elon Musk, may reduce aid to Ukraine, Jordan, and Ethiopia — but could reduce wasteful ...
U.S. aid void puts pressure on Europe, where some also turn inward
The sudden USAID freeze unleashed chaos for aid groups, but European governments cannot replace the sheer scale of U.S.
Former Kenyan President Rips African Leaders Over Trump's Aid Freeze
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's former president, told African leaders to consider Trump's freeze on foreign aid as a "wake-up call." ...