Kenyan Court Blocks US Data Deal, Widening African Pushback on Aid Terms

Kenya's judiciary suspended the country's health data-sharing agreement with the US after legal challengers raised patient privacy violations. The move joins rejections by Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia, which object to open-ended access to pathogen samples and genetic information in exchange for limited funding. South Africa's health minister called the terms incompatible with national sovereignty. Burkina Faso accepted comparable terms in February, revealing fragmented continental response to Washington's bundled demands for health data and mineral access.