US presidential election: What's at stake for Africa?

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00:00Each year, 300 million syringes are produced in this factory,

00:04meeting half of Africa's vaccination needs.

00:07It's also the leading producer of diagnostic tests for HIV and malaria on the continent.

00:12These achievements are thanks to US government and private investments that began in 2021.

00:18What we've achieved in four years may have taken us 10 years to achieve

00:23without the help of US-assisted funding.

00:26Once we receive US funding, it creates so many more opportunities and so many new doors

00:32so that those investments created by that US funding allows you to progress quite quickly.

00:38The US government has also invested 6.5 billion euros in Kenya over the past 20 years

00:43to fight HIV-AIDS, supporting clinics like this one.

00:47But despite this commitment,

00:49former President Trump cut funding for facilities that provide abortion services

00:54in order to appease his political base.

00:57We have really improved on HIV epidemics and prevention and management.

01:02I'm really concerned if the donations were withdrawn,

01:05all this could be interrupted and Kenya as a country would really suffer.

01:12The amount of support for African health projects may change,

01:16but the US will likely keep investing regardless of who's in office,

01:20as this aid isn't purely selfless.

01:23US has also its own national interest in leveraging geopolitics in Africa,

01:28you know, trying to make sure that it is not

01:32edged out by other emerging powers like China and Russia.

01:37And for that reason, it has made a commitment.

01:40And Kenya comes in as one of the priority states.

01:43The decisions made in the US will resonate far beyond its borders,

01:47influencing key Kenyan sectors and impacting the lives of millions.

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