The United States is leveraging healthcare agreements to secure influence across the African continent. While these deals provide essential medical aid, they require participating nations to share data and raw materials in exchange. Critics suggest the cost of these arrangements is high, warning that African countries are effectively surrendering their national property to the U.S. for short-term assistance. The trend underscores a shift in how aid is being traded for strategic assets.

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