Africa trade analyst: U.S. trade deals could pose a threat to AfCFTA

The developing African Continental Free Trade Area is at risk of being undermined by U.S.-led trade talks in the region and influenced more by the U.S. than by Africans, says an international trade law professor who focuses on Africa. For James Gathii, who has taught at Loyola University Chicago School of Law for more than a decade, bilateral trade agreements between the U.S. and African countries could spell trouble for developing economies on the continent. He fears a rush of...