Nigeria, Sept. 29 -- As the geopolitical situation intensifies, with U.S. President Donald Trump imposing huge trade tariffs to either restrict or regulate export transactions to United States, African leaders and entrepreneurs have mounted critical efforts to re-negotiate the extension of AGOA, which expires 30th September 2025. Over the past few years, African leaders have been advocating for large-scale structural reforms, financial inadequacies and policy approaches by multinational institutions mostly dominated by the United States. Notwithstanding Africa's huge untapped resources, Africa still looks to United States, multinational financial institutions to savage its economy.

In spite of this consistent criticism over current U.S. ...