Deep Analysis · Africa Key Facts—The refusal. Ghana turned down a US$109 million US health-aid package rather than hand over access to its citizens’ health data.—The math. Over five years that was just US$21.8 million a year — about 23 percent of the US$96 million in US health aid Ghana already received in 2024.—A pattern. Kenya, Zimbabwe and Zambia have also frozen or rejected similar data-for-aid deals this year.—The other side. The same week, South Africa’s Absa offered US$238.74 million to lift its stake in Absa Bank Kenya from 68.5 …
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Africa’s Sovereignty Squeeze: When a Government Refuses the Money
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June 22, 2026
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