The Agoa agreement provides eligible African countries with duty-free access to the US market. AFP PHOTO / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA December 13, 2022 Joe Biden is meeting African leaders - why free trade is a major talking point James Thuo Gathii, Loyola University Chicago Africa should push for extension of AGOA rather than bilateral trade deals with the US.
A Kenyan women removes maize from husks. EPA/Stephen Morrison July 19, 2019 Understanding the political economy of maize in Kenya Timothy Njagi Njeru, Egerton University Understanding the political economy around maize production puts into context debates on key interventions in the value chain.
The automobile sector has grown most strongly since 1994 behind tariff protection. Shutterstock July 10, 2019 Why South Africa should revert to greater protection for some of its industries David Richard Walwyn, University of Pretoria South Africa’s economic reforms of the 1990s were overdone, destroying some industries and thus impacting economic growth and job creation. A re-balancing of industrial policy is called for.