UN body warns Kenya against blanket ban on used gadgets

A mobile phones shop. 

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A United Nations trade body has cautioned Kenya against a wholesale ban on second-hand electronic gadget imports, arguing the policy may hurt the affordability of the devices and slow efforts to narrow the digital divide.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development says anti-dumping rules should be balanced out with “the ability to harness circularity and development opportunities from international trade in used” electronic and electrical devices.

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