Aid cuts by the US, UK, and Europe are hitting Africa’s HIV fight hard. In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim found a health clinic closed. Zimbabwe is seeing a rise in AIDS-related deaths after five years. Ethiopia and the DRC faced HIV test shortages. The Trump administration stopped all overseas aid in early 2025. Other countries have also reduced funding. Health assistance dropped 30-40% since 2023. Winnie Byanyima of USAID said, “The complex ecosystem that sustains HIV services in dozens of low- and middle-income countries was shaken to its core.” UNAids warns of 3.3 million more new HIV infections by 2030 if funding is not restored. Prevention services, often donor-funded, suffered the most. In Burundi, preventive treatment fell by 64%. Frontline Aids reports closed clinics and community groups across Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Key populations like LGBTQ+ groups, sex workers, and drug users have lost safe clinics, increasing isolation and risk. A Ugandan LGBTQ+ community member said the loss left them “isolated and exposed […] the mental strain is overwhelming.” Teenage girls and young women, who are highly affected by HIV, also lost crucial programs. In Kenya, fear of stigma forces some to hide their identity, risking data loss on virus spread. John Plastow of Frontline Aids said, “We are already seeing progress slip backwards.” However, some governments in Nigeria, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, and Tanzania are pledging more domestic investment. New HIV-prevention drugs like long-acting injectables are gaining ground. Byanyima urged action: “We know what works – we have the science, tools and proven strategies. What we need now is political courage: investing in communities, in prevention, in innovation and in protecting human rights as the path to end Aids.”