Kenya Rejects US Health Data Deal, Joining Growing African Resistance

Kenya's court halted a health data-sharing agreement with the US, citing privacy risks. Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia have similarly rejected the terms, which grant Americans broad access to disease samples and genetic information for modest funding. South Africa's health minister sees it as a threat to sovereignty. The rejections reveal deepening African skepticism toward US aid that comes bundled with demands for both health data and mineral rights.