Less aid and more trade will be the buzz words
Lesotho has been used as a microcosm in this article to reflect how the foreign policy has affected Africa
BRICS countries are working on mitigating the impact of a trade war
With every large market that closes, that product needs to find another home and some of that overflow will arrive in South Africa.
The mountain kingdom needs to cut its dependence on the United States’ Agoa trade deal.
If South Africa cannot use trade policy to help our country grow its productive base, then what purpose does it serve?
Good luck selling imported frozen poultry in Soweto, Johannesburg, where chickens are preferred fresh – and still kicking.
But there is increasing alarm about the state’s inconsistent application of its policies and the subsequent effects on investor confidence.
The exchange rate may be the undoing of a last-minute deal over chicken imports from the United States.
Many of the country’s exports could be affected by what the government decides in the next 60 days.
Confusion and uncertainty about nuclear security could hurt South Africa’s favoured nation status.
A poultry industry row with the United States could cost South Africa billions of rands and thousands of jobs.
In addition to SA’s relatively advanced development, the US disapproves of the country for its ‘antagonism’, focus on Brics, and Middle East position.
Many Africans feel America is lagging behind China and others in its engagement with their continent.
The US agriculture department has met with Agriculture Deputy Minister Pieter Mulder to discuss trade opportunities with sub-Saharan Africa.
Everyone stands to gain if Africa can sustain and accelerate its progress in tackling poverty and finding jobs for its growing young population.
The SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry "is heartened" by Barack Obama’s move to extend a tariff-free trade agreement with Africa beyond 2015.
The US has urged AU countries to take advantage of a trade act which grants well-governed African states preferential access to the US economy.
African nations exporting to the US under a deal should boost sales rather than pushing to extend the agreement, US trade representative Ron Kirk.