US Customs Policy: Africa in a Stranglehold - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation

The aggressive customs measures of the US government have taken not only Europe and China, but also the Global South – and especially the African continent. However, the real dilemma goes far deeper: while unfair trade relations require African countries to open up markets, the industrialised countries promote their companies with subsidies against external competition. Many African countries are still structurally dependent on the West – not le…