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Kenya Spared as U.S. Halts Immigrant Visas for 75 Countries
Kenya will continue to have its immigrant visa applications processed by the United States after being left out of a sweeping policy that...
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What US Extension of AGOA Deal Means for Kenya
On January 12–13, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for three more years,...
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Ruto Secures Last-Minute AGOA Extension, Promises Long-Term US Trade Deal
Kenyan workers in the textile and apparel sector can breathe a sigh of relief after President William Ruto announced that the United States...
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US Signals Lifeline for Kenya’s Textile Industry as It Mulls One-Year AGOA Extension
Kenya’s textile and apparel industry is breathing a sigh of relief as the United States signals it may extend the African Growth and...
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Smartphones, Computers Exempted From Reciprocal Tariffs
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced in an updated guidance late Friday that the government has exempted smartphones, computers and other electronic...
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Kenya Responds After US Implements 10% Baseline Import Tariff on Goods From African Trading Partners
Last week, US President Donald Trump implemented a 10% baseline import tariff on goods from African trading partners, citing objectives of revitalizing domestic...
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U.S. Businesses Reading From a Different Script In Trade Spat With China
US-China Trade War: Businesses the world over have certain interests that override partisan political stakes. Therefore, it is expected that businesspeople in both...
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On Sanctions, Tit For Tat Is a Fair Game
Sanctions: It is said that even the meekest of cats can fight back fiercely when pushed against the wall. Well, the same goes...
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China Overtakes US, Becomes EU’s Largest Trading Partner
Eurostat, EU's statistical office, credited the dethroning to an increase in China's imports by 5.6 per cent and exports by 2.2 per cent....
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