![US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sought to contrast Washington's approach to Africa with that of Russia and China during a speech in Dakar, Senegal, on January 20, 2023 [Stefan Kleinowitz/AP Photo]](https://africantradeplatform.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-26-at-09.00.33.png)
20 Jan Yellen reasserts US commitment to Africa in Senegal visit
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" padding_top="100"][vc_column][vc_column_text]United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen has reaffirmed her country’s commitment to deepening relations and trade with Africa during a visit to Senegal, amid competition across the continent from China and Russia. “The United States is all in on Africa, and all in with Africa,” Yellen said on Friday morning at a business incubator in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, where she touted the fruits of a new “mutually beneficial” US economic strategy towards Africa.
19 Jan Deeper ties on Yellen’s mind as U.S begins year of African engagement
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" padding_top="100"][vc_column][vc_column_text]DAKAR, Jan 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will kick off a year of visits by top U.S. officials to Africa on Friday aiming to firm up U.S.-Africa ties after decades in which China has dominated investment across the continent.
In a speech to be delivered at a business event in Senegal's capital Dakar, the first leg of her three-country trip, Yellen will map out the U.S. vision for strengthening African relations, eyeing the massive economic opportunities created by its demographic boom.
16 Jan Growth of AGOA among the top 5 exporting countries
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index="" padding_top="100"][vc_column][vc_column_text]AGOA (including GSP) imports for 2021 totaled $6.7 billion, up 59.5 percent, compared to $4.2 billion in 2020. This was mostly due to an increase in imports of energy-related products which totaled $1.88 billion in 2021, up 165.9 percent, compared to $707.3 million in 2020.
02 Jan U.S. cuts off Burkina Faso from AGOA duty-free trade program
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