Former AUSTR: Africa trade policy approach cannot be ‘one-size-fits-all’

The U.S. must take a “multifaceted” approach to its trade policy in Africa, according to former assistant U.S. Trade Representative Florizelle Liser, who told lawmakers on Wednesday she sees “no conflict” with pursuing a trade agreement with Kenya, continuing unilateral trade preferences for certain other countries on the continent and supporting African integration efforts. Liser testified at a Senate Finance subcommittee on Africa and global health policy hearing on U.S. trade and investment in Africa. She served as AUSTR for...