U.S. Trade Strategy in Africa U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new Sub Saharan Africa strategy that focused on governance, security, rebounding from COVID and climate change, but not trade. An FTA with Kenya has been stalled, and South Africa is asking for elimination of Section 232 tariffs on its steel and aluminum. Meanwhile, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, which also ignores enticements such as increased trade, is failing to attract more countries. The Administration’s “soft” policy approach is occurring at the same time countries may be growing cool to it. The Nikkei reports that Japan has lost interest in the themes of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), and Sustainable Development Goals...