Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money

After dismantling the main US body for delivering foreign assistance last year, the Trump administration is again offering hundreds of millions of dollars to African countries to support their healthcare structures and help fight disease.

But the new deals come with conditions attached and as a result, face resistance from some governments.

When the initial agreement was signed by Kenya’s President William Ruto in Washington last December, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hoped it would be the first of many.

“We hope to sign, I don’t know, 30, 40, how many? Fifty? Well, this is number one. We’ll always remember this one… and we think we’ve picked the perfect partner,” Rubio declared.

But even this landmark deal with Kenya, worth $2.5bn (£1.9bn), has been delayed by activists who went to court to block it, although cabinet ministers did finally approve it last month.