PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the disruption caused by the withdrawal of funding by USAID cannot be overstated. In a statement shared on his Facebook page, Sunday, President Hichilema said this when he met UNAIDS Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Winnie Byanyima, on the sidelines of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa. He said while the suspension of funding and related support programmes in Africa was inevitable, true strength lied in the prudent management of the country’s resources. “It was an honour to meet Her Excellency Ms. Winnie Byanyima, the UNAIDS Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the sidelines of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa today. The impact and disruption caused by the withdrawal...
