Obama: We are invested in Africa’s success
US President Barack Obama has called on the world to pour billions of dollars of trade and investment into Africa, as he expressed his confidence in the continent’s economic rise.…
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Obama’s trade boost prompts African relief
When President Barack Obama finally put pen to paper on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in late June, producers across the continent – from Nigerian footwear makers to Lesotho trouser stitchers – breathed a collective sigh of relief.…
Obama calls for more intra-Africa trade
Barack Obama has called for an increase in intra-African trade alongside a renewed economic engagement with the United States, arguing that countries on the continent can do much more to build links with neighbouring states.…
Obama walks into the dragon’s den
US President Obama’s visit to three African countries, Tanzania, South Africa and Senegal, is seen as Washington’s new drive to counter the ever-growing Chinese influence on the continent and also to push more US investment in the world’s fastest-growing region.…