Economics

U.S., Kenya to Start Trade Talks Seen as Template for Africa

  • President Uhuru Kenyatta to visit Washington next week
  • Potential pact won’t replace AGOA, Kenyan official says
Shipping containers stand beneath gantry cranes on the dock at Mombasa port, operated by Kenya Ports Authority, in Mombasa, Kenya.Photographer: Luis Tato/Bloomberg
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The U.S. and Kenya are expected to announce negotiations on a free-trade agreement next week, America’s first such deal with a sub-Saharan country, a person familiar with the plans said.