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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters headquarters on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT

Economy braces for Trump 2.0

The American presidential hopeful’s world policies make him a bull in a china shop

  • Sarah Smit
7 min read
Stitch in time: East Africa’s biggest economy, Kenya, exported clothing worth $380 million in 2015, when the US extended Agoa by a decade. Discussions are underway this week to renew the trade agreement once more. Photo: Riccardo Gangale/Getty Images
AFRICA S BETTER FUTURE

Africa to leverage East-West battle in Agoa talks

Africa’s stock is rising amid the United States’ efforts to wrestle back economic influence on the continent

  • Sarah Smit
12 min read