International Agreements Involving UAE, Kenya-US, and ByteDance

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is expanding its economic influence across East Africa with significant investments and partnerships in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. These collaborations span the sectors of trade, infrastructure, energy, and technology. In a separate international matter, a coalition of Kenyan civil society organisations has issued an advisory flagging risks in the implementation of the Kenya–United States Health Cooperation Framework. The advisory also raises concern about its accompanying data-sharing agreement. Separately, TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, signed binding agreements to transfer the majority ownership of its US operations. This move involving US and global investors is aimed at averting a ban in the United States.