Kenyan, Mauritian trade ministers call for clarity on AGOA’s future

Ahead of a U.S.-Africa trade ministerial set to be hosted by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative this week, trade ministers from Kenya and Mauritius on Tuesday said they hoped the U.S. would soon provide more certainty about the future of its trade-policy cornerstone with countries in sub-Saharan Africa. “It's really critical for the U.S. to indicate … the sort of regime that it hopes to open up for Africa if AGOA is not extended,” Kenyan Trade Minister Betty...