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That is what President Cyril Ramaphosa told a meeting of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and anti-apartheid veterans during a working visit to the US on Friday.

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Kenyan companies want duty-free access to the American market guaranteed in new trade agreements with the Joe Biden administration. Kenya is looking to wrap up a fresh trade deal with the United States before the expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The AGOA pact allows Sub-Saharan African countries to export thousands of products to the US without tariffs or quotas until 2025.

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BASEL, Switzerland — Landry Signe, Executive Director and Professor at Thunderbird School of Global Management Africa and senior fellow at Brookings Institution’s Growth Initiative in the Global Economy and Development Program, has stated that advancing trade and investment in Africa offers mutual economic prosperity for both Africa and the United States. Signe, has particularly stated that the time for U.S. and African partnership is now ripe and is something to act on immediately.