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African states to conclude what are called health data sharing agreements that would allow the United States to access the existing health data of Africans in exchange for foreign aid.

Some African governments agreed.

There was a pushback, especially from citizens across the continent.

So some governments like in Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia have rejected this US-linked health data sharing agreement that would have moved citizens' data outside the borders.

But the second perspective on digital sovereignty, the one in relation to big tech, is a little more contested.

So, just yesterday, a publication called The Rest of the World addressed this question we are talking about.

And in Africa, we haven't seen