Trump ends trade benefits for Cameroon over ‘persistent human rights violations’
By Danielle Paquette West Africa bureau chief
DAKAR, Senegal — President Trump said he will soon ax Cameroon from a trade program that allows African countries to sell goods to the United States on a duty-free basis, citing “persistent human rights violations†in a letter to Congress on Thursday.
The decision comes as U.S. officials accuse the Central African nation of extrajudicial killings and unlawful detentions amid conflicts that have displaced more than a half-million people over the past two years.
“Despite intensive engagement between the United States and the Government of Cameroon, Cameroon has failed to address concerns regarding persistent human rights violations being committed by Cameroonian security forces,†Trump said in the message.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/trump-ends-trade-benefits-for-cameroon-over-persistent-human-rights-violations/2019/11/01/529bb568-fca7-11e9-9e02-1d45cb3dfa8f_story.html
When the administration does this kind of stuff, I think they are great. I haven't followed the news this closely, so I don't know if we did this much in the past. Some, I think with Egypt and other cases.
