Hundreds of textile workers took to the streets of Maseru on October 31, demanding urgent government action to protect jobs amid crippling U.S. tariffs and the expiry of a key trade deal. Around 400 demonstrators, organized by six major trade unions, marched through the capital waving flags and
Kenya has stepped up last-minute negotiations with the United States to secure a reciprocal trade agreement ahead of the looming expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a cornerstone of Africa–US trade relations for more than two decades. A high-level Kenyan delegation, led by Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui, traveled to Washington, D.C., […]
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has urged Congress to immediately renew the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Haitian HOPE and HELP trade preference programmes ahead of their September 30, 2025 expiration. For more than two decades, AGOA has provided eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access, strengthening U.S.















