Ghana has pulled out of negotiations for a multi-year aid agreement with the United States after rejecting a request for access to citizens’ personal data.
The talks broke down over a reported demand from Washington for access to sensitive data from the West African nation, which Ghana rejected.
The development is seen as a setback to ongoing efforts by the United States to forge new aid partnerships across Africa.
The negotiations, which reportedly included health-related support, involved Ghanaian officials from the health sector.
However, tensions rose after the delegation resisted the proposed data-sharing arrangement.
According to the source, the US team became increasingly confrontational and mounted pressure on Ghana to accept the terms.
“The deal is dead,” the source said, confirming that both sides had reached a stalemate.
The talks come amid broader changes to US foreign aid policy under President Donald Trump, whose administration has restructured international assistance programmes, including scaling back the role of the United States Agency for International Development and non-governmental organisations.
Ghana’s withdrawal highlights growing concerns among African countries over data sovereignty and the conditions tied to foreign aid.
Neither the Ghanaian government nor US officials have issued an official statement on the collapse of the negotiations.
