SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: Zambia. Ghana. Zimbabwe. They said no to US health deals tied to mineral rights.

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New Direction AFRICA

President Kagame just said what every African leader should be shouting from every rooftop.

Zambia. Ghana. Zimbabwe. They said no to US health deals tied to mineral rights.

No more "we will give you medicine if you give us your cobalt."
No more "we will build your clinic if you sign over your lithium."
No more aid dressed up as extraction.

Kagame is right. The old model is dead. Western donors have been using health as a leash for decades. A hospital here. A vaccine there. But the fine print always says the same thing. Open your markets. Hand over your resources. Smile for the camera.

Now three countries have rejected that deal. They are not waiting for permission. They are building transnational ownership. Collective scale. African solutions for African problems.

This is how sovereignty starts. Not with speeches at the UN. With saying no to the check that comes with chains attached.

The rest of the continent is watching. Choose your side. Beggars or builders.

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President Kagame praised Zambia, Ghana, and Zimbabwe for rejecting bilateral US health deals tied to mineral rights, and urged African leaders and the private sector to build transnational ownership and collective scale.