Zambia insists US health deal must be delinked from minerals access

Zambia's Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe.

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Zambia has, for the first time, set out why talks with Washington over linked health and minerals agreements have stalled, rejecting an attempt to tie aid to resource access.

Foreign Minister Mulambo Haimbe said the United States had offered up to $2 billion in health support over five years, but warned that proposed data-sharing provisions could breach citizens’ privacy rights.