U.S. moves to block market access for 7 African countries following comprehensive global forced-labor investigation
The proposal, unveiled by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), targets countries that the U.S. says have failed to impose or effectively enforce restrictions on imports produced with forced labour
From market access to strategic openness: The new China–Africa business relationship – Institute of Development Studies
China’s zero-tariff offer to 53 African countries looks, at first sight, like a trade story. It is more than that. It marks a wider shift in China-Africa business relations: from market access to strategic openness. Tariff-free access opens an important door, but it does not by itself create exports, build industries or shift ba rgaining power.