Outside voices: Imagining a U.S.-Kenya trade pact with broader implications

Two longtime specialists in African trade argue this week that that success in upcoming U.S. negotiations with Kenya ultimately may be measured by the degree to which it complements and supports the fledgling African Continental Free Trade Agreement, which nearly 30 African nations, including Kenya, have ratified. “If the U.S.-Kenya free trade agreement is to be a model, negotiators will have to keep its broader applicability to Africa at top of mind,” write Rosa Whittaker, president of the Whittaker Group,...