Lighthizer to take Trump’s fair and reciprocal trade message to Africa

The Trump administration's top trade envoy next week will espouse the view that trade with Africa should be fair and reciprocal when he attends the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum in Togo. At the forum, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will “outline the administration’s trade policy approach to Africa generally, and to the sub-Saharan African region specifically,” Constance Hamilton, acting assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa, said during an Aug. 3 press briefing on the forum. “We expect...