House bill would establish USTR-led U.S.-Africa strategic partnership

Two House Democrats have introduced legislation that would direct the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to establish a strategic agreement with the African Continental Free Trade Area secretariat. The “ U.S.-Africa Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership Act of 2024 ,” introduced by House Foreign Affairs Africa subcommittee members Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL) and Jonathan Jackson (IL) this week, would direct USTR and the secretariat to “develop an ambitious roadmap for enhanced cooperation, with the goal of negotiating high-standard commitments in...