Ghana has become the latest African country to reject a new bilateral health funding deal with Donald Trump’s administration, after objecting to data-sharing terms.

The West African nation has reportedly joined Zimbabwe and Zambia in turning down a new ‘America First’ agreement to receive United States aid money.

President John Dramani Mahama’s government objected to a requirement to share sensitive health data, sources told Reuters.

Similar misgivings hit talks with Zimbabwe this year, and led a Kenyan court to halt implementation of its own deal until a case filed by a consumer protection group could be heard.

A deal with Zambia worth $1bn (£0.7bn) has been in limbo since late last year after Washington linked the money to gaining mineral rights in the copper-rich country .

Mr Trump and his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, have rebooted America’s vast international aid spending, claiming it was wasteful, ineffective and was just keeping poor countries dependent on handouts.

The overhaul has disrupted…