{"id":19193,"date":"2026-01-12T17:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/19193\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:10:09","slug":"kenya-pauses-1-billion-china-trade-deal-after-pressure-from-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/19193\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Pauses $1 Billion China Trade Deal After Pressure From Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Firstpost Image\" title=\"Firstpost\" id=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zpx5kCnvFv-thumbnail1768234887868jpg-9b3gcBn24P.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/firstpost.png\" alt=\"logo\" class=\"jsx-1d6875532a5ce52d\"\/>Kenya Pauses $1 Billion China Trade Deal After Pressure From Trump | Firstpost Africa<\/p>\n<p class=\"jsx-1d6875532a5ce52d popdclmr\">This is an AI-generated summary and has not been vetted by the Firstpost editorial team<\/p>\n<p>Kenya has paused a significant trade deal with China valued at nearly one billion dollars due to pressure from the Trump administration. 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