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African governments are seeking an extension of the Agoa beyond 2025. GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP via Getty Images

November 12, 2023

Africa-US trade: Agoa deal expires in 2025 - an expert unpacks what it’s achieved in 23 years

David Luke, London School of Economics and Political Science

Agoa should be extended by another 20 years and membership expanded to cover north Africa

Provisions for mandatory inspections to ascertain labour practices are controversial. Noor Khamis/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

August 16, 2023

Kenya and the US are negotiating a trade deal that could be a model for Africa - but its position on workers needs a rethink

Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile, University of Arkansas

The idea of embedding robust labour obligations in the Kenya-US agreement is highly controversial.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in August 2018. Photo by Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images

August 17, 2020

Kenya-US free trade talks are under way: what Nairobi must get right from start

Elijah N. Munyi, United States International University

Kenya must pay more attention to the role of this agreement as an investment attraction vehicle and not just a simple tariff centred ‘traditional’ pact.

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David Luke
Professor in practice and strategic director at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, London School of Economics and Political Science
Elijah N. Munyi
Assistant Professor of International Political Economy, United States International University
Uche Ewelukwa Ofodile
Professor of International Law, Intellectual Property Law and Food Law, University of Arkansas

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