A diplomatic storm is brewing after reports emerged that the United States Department of State is considering withholding critical HIV assistance to Zambia as leverage to secure broader access to the country’s valuable mineral resources. According to a draft memo prepared for U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio by staff in the department’s Africa Bureau […] The post USA Considering Withholding HIV Aid To Pressure Zambia Over Mineral Access first appeared on The Zambian Observer .