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Ghana pulls out of US aid talks over demands for personal data: Report
The proposed agreement would have provided $109 million in health aid over five years, but Accra said the data-sharing terms were unacceptable.
- Ghana rejected a proposed bilateral health deal with Washington, according to a source familiar with negotiations. Accra balked at terms requiring the sharing of sensitive health data, halting assistance over five years.
- The Trump administration announced the 'America First Global Health Strategy' that calls for poorer nations to increase self-reliance in fighting HIV/AIDS. This initiative has yielded deals representing $20.6 billion in funding.
- Negotiations began, but a source described mounting pressure from Washington near the end. Washington then set a deadline to conclude negotiations, and Accra decided it could not agree to what was being proposed.
- Similar data-sharing disputes sank talks with Zimbabwe this year and prompted a court to suspend Kenya's deal pending a hearing. These cases reveal a pattern of resistance to Washington's data conditions.
- The State Department said it does not disclose bilateral negotiation details. Officials expect additional memorandums of understanding to be signed in the near future, stating 'We continue to look for ways to strengthen the bilateral partnership between our two countries.
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Ghana has rejected a bilateral health deal with the U.S., a source familiar with the negotiations told Reuters, the latest stumbling block to the Trump administration's effort to overhaul foreign aid.
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