Read the full chapter on leveraging technology, trade, and integration. For instance, this year, exports from Eastern Africa to the U.S. were up to where they were in 2024. This alarm was compounded by the widespread perception that the United States remains one of Africa’s main export markets. Several recent studies have indeed been warning of a large-scale reduction in Africa’s exports to the U.S.—with particularly sharp declines in Africa’s clothing exports. South Africa’s automotive components and finished vehicles), existing evidence suggests that AGOA has encouraged little economic diversification of Africa’s exports.15

Source: The North Africa Journal January 28, 2026 17:55 UTC