Yolaine Frossard de Saugy

Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, including USAID and an American program to combat HIV/AIDS globally, on Capitol Hill in February 2025 in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Why the latest blow to the HIV/AIDS response at the UN should have everyone sounding the alarm

If political agendas hijack the global HIV/AIDs response, it will devastate the 40 million people living with the disease worldwide, especially the most marginalized.
Supporters of Capt. Ibrahim Traoré protest against France and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Kilaye Bationo)

France’s military withdrawal presents opportunities and risks to West African states

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But there’s a risk of authoritarianism and regime fragmentation.

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