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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

There is strong bipartisan and beneficiary support for making improvements to Agoa.

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL

African free trade is vital for growth

Negotiators are scrambling to meet the July 1 deadline for the world’s second-biggest trading agreement, which could boost continental trade

Tshegofatso Mathe