Tag: US-Africa relations
tralac’s Daily News selection
25 Jun 20 NewsThe first round of talks for the proposed Kenya-USA FTA will take place from 9-17 July. Multi-video: CS Maina unveils negotiation guide
Proposed Kenya-United States FTA Agreement:...
Proposed Kenya-United States FTA Agreement: Negotiation Principles, Objectives and Scope
25 Jun 20 NewsKenya and the United States, in February 2020, jointly announced their intent to initiate negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between themselves.
Towards this end, the Mi...
tralac’s Daily News selection
19 Jun 20 NewsA special feature on the Kenya-USA FTA:
The United States-Kenya Free Trade Area (FTA): insights into the bilateral trade relationship and early progress on setting terms for a...
The United States-Kenya Free Trade Area (FTA): insights into the bilateral trade relationship and early progress on setting terms for an FTA
17 Jun 20 PublicationsOn 6 February 2020, US President Donald Trump announced the United States’ intention to initiate negotiations with Kenya on a bilateral Free Trade Area (FTA). This followed a mee...
tralac’s Daily News selection
01 Jun 20 NewsDiarise:
The OACPS hosts (3 June) first-ever Inter-Sessional Summit on the theme: Transcending the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be chaired by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta.
ec...
Summary of Specific Negotiating Objectives for the initiation of United States-Kenya trade agreement negotiations
29 May 20 NewsIntroduction
On March 17, 2020, the Trump Administration notified Congress that the President intends to negotiate a trade agreement with the Republic of Kenya, in accordance with...
South Africa’s redesignation as a ‘developed country’ in United States trade remedies legislation and investigations: possible impacts and consequences
18 May 20 PublicationsIn recent weeks and months, numerous media headlines and associated articles have focused on the United States-South Africa trade relationship, some going as far as proclaiming tha...
South Africa’s new status as a ‘developed country’ for purposes of United States’ subsidies and countervailing duty investigations
04 May 20 BlogEarlier this year, on 10 February 2020, the United States announced changes to the way in which it would conduct aspects of its trade remedy investigations, including that South Af...
tralac’s Daily News selection
28 Apr 20 NewsDiarise: South Africa’s March merchandise trade statistics will be released on Thursday
Selected submissions to the US Trade Representative ahead of negotiations on the proposed...
The proposed US – Kenya Trade Deal: Context and Consequences
13 Apr 20 PublicationsOn 17 March 2020, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced to the US Congress that the Trump administration will now negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement with Kenya...
tralac’s Daily News selection
03 Apr 20 NewsUSTR’s 2020 National Trade Estimate: extracts on commentary for South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has issued the 2020 National Tr...
tralac’s Daily News selection
23 Mar 20 NewsAfrican finance ministers call for coordinated COVID-19 response to mitigate adverse impact on economies and society (UNECA)
African finance ministers met on 19 March in a virtual...
tralac’s Daily News selection
19 Mar 20 NewsThe AfCFTA and the US-Kenya Free Trade Agreement challenge: getting beyond divide-and-rule (Wilson Center’s African Program)
Hardly had South African President Cyril Ramaphosa s...
Trump Administration notifies Congress of intent to negotiate trade agreement with Kenya
18 Mar 20 NewsAt the direction of President Donald J. Trump, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today (17 March) notified Congress that the Trump Administration will negotiate ...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
18 Mar 20 NewsThe recently elected Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, Mr Wamkele Mene, will be sworn in tomorrow at the African Union.
Trump Administration notifies Congress of intent...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
17 Mar 20 NewsMessage from tralac on COVID-19
We recognise COVID-19 as a global disaster and are adapting the way we work and how we deliver our work programme, to safeguard the health of our s...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
06 Mar 20 News5th anniversary of the Nairobi Ministerial Decision: Review of implementation, identification of gaps and the way forward. The following submission (dated 2 March) is being circula...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
26 Feb 20 NewsUpdates on this week’s 10th EU-AU Commission-to-Commission meeting:
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, travels to Addis Ababa accompanied by 20 ...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
20 Feb 20 NewsMinisters of Health of AU member states will meet this weekend to discuss a continental strategy for preparedness and response to the coronavirus disease outbreak. The ministers wi...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
19 Feb 20 NewsKimberly Ann Elliott: Would a US-Kenya trade deal throw African integration off course? (WPR)
But a bilateral deal with the US will make it harder to bring the AfCFTA to fruition....