How Africa gets shortchanged in trade with Europe

Deutsche Welle
23 Mar 2026

Head of the Economic Resilience and Inclusion Programme at SAIIA, Joseph Matola, speaks to Deutsche Welle about persistent structural imbalances in Africa-Europe trade and how current arrangements continue to disadvantage local industries and job creation.

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