Other Facts:In the past has publicly questioned the connection between HIV and AIDS, minimized the seriousness of the AIDS epidemic and did not support widespread treatment or testing for AIDS.

WASHINGTON -- South African President Thabo Mbeki again refused to link HIV with AIDS, even though he agreed "that's what the scientists say." "I don't think my personal belief is relevant to a ...

An international human rights group accused South Africa’s president of neglect in regard to the AIDS epidemic sweeping his country. New York-based Human Rights Watch urged President Thabo Mbeki to ...

Zackie Achmat, once at the center of South Africa’s push for lifesaving H.I.V. treatment, has come out of retirement as U.S. funding cuts and his own government’s inertia revive old fears. By ...

JOHANNESBURG (voa) – When President Bush and South African President Thabo Mbeki met in Pretoria Wednesday, one of the key topics on their agenda was AIDS, and particularly Mr. Bush’s $15 billion ...

In his second stop of a five-nation tour of Africa, President Bush meets with South African President Thabo Mbeki to discuss AIDS, trade and the war against terrorism. But rising anti-American ...

A transition to democracy in Sudan will be difficult and needs robust support from the United States and African leaders. By Alex de Waal He governed as a man distorted by the violence and oppression ...