Kenya seeks to strike US trade deal by year-end, trade minister says
Kenyan workers prepare clothes for export at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone (EPZ) factory operating under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), in Ruaraka, Nairobi, Kenya on April 9, 2025.
Kenya expects to conclude a trade deal with the US by year-end, its trade minister told Reuters, a move that could cushion its exports to a key market if an existing regional trade arrangement that expires this month is not renewed.
Trade Minister Lee Kinyanjui's remarks were the first indication by either side of a potential timeline for reaching a trade agreement. If a deal is reached, it would be the first of its kind between a sub-Saharan African nation and Washington.
