Zambia suspends negotiations with United States over health and minerals deal terms
Zambia has suspended negotiations with the United States on multi-billion dollar health and minerals deals, with Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe citing unacceptable terms including demands for data sharing and preferential treatment for U.S. companies. Zambia also objects to the coupling of the two agreements, where the U.S. has made the health deal conditional on minerals access. The dispute reflects tensions over the Trump administration's transactional approach to African aid and U.S. competition with China over critical minerals.
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“Zambia blasts the US over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals”
“Zambia delaying US deals over minerals and data demands”
“Zambia says US health deal must be uncoupled from minerals access - Reuters”