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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mogomotsi Magome and Michelle Gumede

US signs new health deals with 9 African countries that mirror Trump's priorities

Africa US Health Deals - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration’s interests and priorities and are geared toward providing less aid and more mutual benefits.

The agreements signed so far, with Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda among others, are the first under the new global health framework, which makes aid dependent on negotiations between the recipient country and the U.S.

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