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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa.

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As AGOA expires, countries will feel “double impact” of US tariffs
9-Oct-2025 Yahoo
The African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) expired on Tuesday 30 September after being in place for 25 years (it was renewed for ten years in 2015).
How a dead US trade deal is pushing Africa further into China’s orbit
7-Oct-2025 South China Morning Post
Lapse of African Growth and Opportunity Act deals tariff blow to continent and ‘creates fertile ground’ for Beijing to expand its clout.
China to speed up zero-tariff trade pact with Kenya
6-Oct-2025 The Star
Chinese Ambassador to Kenya, Guo Haiyan, said the two countries will work together to ensure Kenyans start benefiting as soon as possible from the deal. In 2023, China was Kenya’s largest source of imports, valued at approximately Sh459 billion.
US supports one-year renewal of Africa trade pact
30-Sep-2025 Business insider Africa
The Trump administration has signalled support for a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
US plans to extend Africa trade deal by a year, says Lesotho minister
25-Sep-2025 Reuters
Lesotho’s trade minister said on Wednesday that the U.S. plans to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which gives the continent preferential access to U.S. markets, by a year, after returning from a visit to Washington.
Ghana eyes strategic US port alliance for trade expansion
24-Sep-2025 News Ghana
Ghana has initiated high-level discussions for a transformative port partnership between Tema Port and Delaware’s Port of Wilmington, positioning the West African nation to leverage its role as host of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat for enhanced trans-Atlantic trade connectivity.
Kenya seeks to strike US trade deal by year-end, trade minister says
24-Sep-2025 Reuters
Kenya expects to conclude a trade deal with the United States by year-end, its trade minister told Reuters, a move that could cushion its exports to a key market if an existing regional trade arrangement that expires this month is not renewed.
African manufacturers in last-ditch bid to extend US trade programme
18-Sep-2025 Reuters
African manufacturers are lobbying US Congress to grant a last-ditch extension of one or two years to a duty-free trade programme due to expire at the end of September, a Kenyan factory owner involved in the campaign said.
US‑Africa week ahead: AGOA’s last chance; Kenya and Ghana hold their breath
5-Sep-2025 The Africa report
AGOA supporters believe their best hope is for a short-term renewal as part of a broader bill. Options include the Continuing Resolution government funding bill and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), both of which must pass before the start of the new fiscal year on 1 October.
UAE and Angola sign Cepa and other deals as they seek to boost trade
3-Sep-2025 The National
The UAE and Angola signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) and other deals on Monday to boost trade between the two countries as part of President Sheikh Mohamed’s state visit to the African country.

    Links

  • African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) legal texts and policy documents
    Tralac’s page on the African Continental Free Trade Area
  • SEATINI Uganda
    The Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) is a regional non-governmental organization founded in 1996 soon after the WTO Singapore Ministerial Conference — mainly focusing on WTO, but also bilateral and regional trade negotiations in Africa.
  • SEATINI Zimbabwe
    The Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) is an African initiative to strengthen Africa’s capacity to take a more effective part in the emerging global trading system and to better manage the process of globalization.