Despite welcome initiatives by the European Union and the United States in the area of trade the continent continued to face high tariff peaks, tariff escalation and various non-tariff barriers.
尽管欧洲联盟以及美国在贸易领域中采取了一些值得欢迎的主动行动，但是非洲继续面临关税高峰、关税升级以及各种非关税壁垒。