The proposed agreement includes unacceptable data-sharing terms and demands for preferential treatment for American companies, the Zambian foreign minister has said Zambia has accused the US of attempting to link a proposed health funding agreement to access to its critical minerals, after Washington’s outgoing envoy criticized Lusaka over alleged corruption, poor governance, and lack of engagement with American assistance programs. In farewell remarks on April 30, outgoing US Ambassador Michael Gonzales said Washington had offered Zambia more than $2 billion in additional health and economic assistance since October, but claimed the African state’s government had shown “effectively zero substantive engagement” since January.…