Alex Kintu, a Ugandan scientist at Gilead Sciences, is leading groundbreaking research on lenacapavir—a twice-yearly injectable for HIV prevention that showed 100% efficacy in the PURPOSE 1 trial. 🇺🇬

This marks a major breakthrough for adolescent girls and young women in high-risk regions such as South Africa and Uganda.

Kintu’s work is deeply personal. Growing up during the peak of Uganda’s HIV epidemic, he witnessed the virus’s devastating toll on families—including his own.

These early experiences fuel his commitment to developing innovative prevention methods for underserved populations.

With a PhD from Harvard and several Gilead research awards, Kintu exemplifies Uganda’s rising influence in global biomedical research. If approved, lenacapavir could transform HIV prevention strategies worldwide.

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Apple is preparing to shift all iPhone assembly for the U.S. market from China to India starting next year, according to sources cited by the Financial Times. For years, China has been the heart of Apple's manufacturing operations, but rising tariffs, growing geopolitical tensions, and supply chain risks have pushed the company to rethink its strategy. The move marks one of Apple's biggest supply chain shifts in its history.

India has been emerging as a strong alternative with its expanding industrial base, lower labor costs, and increasingly favorable ties with the U.S. Apple has already been gradually increasing its presence in India, working with manufacturers like Foxconn and Pegatron. This latest decision will significantly boost India's role in the global tech supply chain and further reduce Apple's dependence on China.

The shift also aligns with broader efforts by major companies to diversify production away from China amid uncertainties in U.S.-China relations. For India, securing Apple's full-scale assembly operations is a major win that could attract more global tech investments and strengthen its growing reputation as a manufacturing hub.
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What if the HERO you trusted to save MILLIONS was never really here to save you?

For years, BILL GATES has stood as the shining face of global aid in Africa. With billions spent on fighting AIDS and boosting healthcare, many believed his mission was pure hope for a continent that deserved better. But deep inside rural clinics and dusty villages, another TRUTH has started to echo.

Some African leaders, doctors, and activists are now asking bold QUESTIONS. How did so much foreign AID leave local health systems weaker, not stronger? How did billions in drugs and vaccines fail to build lasting independence for African nations?

According to a revealing report by The Guardian (2020), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has more power in shaping global health than many governments themselves. Yet their influence often bypasses local voices, leaving African communities dependent on donors for survival. Instead of empowering homegrown health solutions, it creates a CYCLE OF DEPENDENCY that keeps African health tied to outside interests.

When a single billionaire can control what diseases get attention, what medicines get funded, and which countries get aid, is this really CHARITY — or CONTROL?

Behind closed doors, some claim it’s about more than healthcare. Some say it’s about population management, quiet economic control, and keeping Africa’s fate in foreign hands while appearing generous to the cameras.

Yet hope is not lost. Brave African health workers, young researchers, and community leaders are rising to take back their story. They believe AFRICA must lead its own health revolution, build its own solutions, and stop looking up to billionaires for rescue.

It is up to us to ASK QUESTIONS that matter. Who profits when a continent stays sick? Who loses when Africa becomes self-reliant? And are we bold enough to dig for the answers no one wants us to know?

If you believe Africa deserves to write its own story, to heal its people with its own hands and minds — then your voice matters now more than ever.

FOLLOW our BACKUP PAGE @afrikan_echo because this page faces huge RESTRICTIONS. We share the stories they don’t want you to see.

Prince Harry has paid tribute to Ghanaian World War II veteran WO1 Joseph Ashitey Hammond with a special video message celebrating his 100th birthday. Calling him “a hero of Ghana,” the Duke of Sussex expressed his gratitude for Hammond’s military service and lifelong dedication to veterans and his country. He also presented Hammond with a commemorative Invictus Medal Coin in recognition of his continued service.

WO1 Hammond served in the British Army’s Gold Coast Regiment during World War II, taking part in campaigns in East Africa and Burma. His contribution highlights Ghana’s vital yet often underrepresented role in the Allied war effort. Even decades after the war, Hammond remained committed to service, raising funds for frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The veteran and Prince Harry first met in London in 2019, forging a connection that has deepened over time. In appreciation of the birthday message, Hammond sent Harry a copy of his memoir. Celebrating his centenary, Hammond not only marks a personal achievement but also stands as a symbol of the courage and legacy of Ghanaian soldiers who helped shape global history.

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