Nairobi, Jan 15, 2026 (AFP) - China offers extensive free-trade deal to Kenya

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2026-01-15

Kenya has secured zero-duty access for almost all its exports to China in a preliminary deal, its trade minister said Thursday, as Nairobi seeks to offset the impact of higher US tariffs. The Kenya-China deal aims to diversify the east African nation's markets and "reduce trade imbalances", Trade Minister Lee Kinyanjui said in a statement. The deal will allow for 98.2 percent of Kenyan goods to enter China without import taxes, notably eliminati......

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