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Thousands of jobs at risk in Africa as US trade deal expires

A major US-Africa trade deal, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), will terminate as scheduled on Tuesday, ending duty-free access to U.S. markets for thousands of African products

The Independent UK

Kenyan Jeans Factory To Fire Workers As US Deal Expires

A Kenyan factory making jeans for US stores will start firing hundreds of workers this week as American lawmakers failed to renew Africa's duty-free access in time, its boss said Friday.

International Business Times

Lesotho declares 'state of disaster' as it struggles with US policy changes

Lesotho's reliance on the United States has left the country on the brink of disaster following the Trump administration's decision to cut off aid. Its manufacturing sector too is under threat, thanks to uncertainty around the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

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Kenyans worry a US duty-free trade deal might end and expose them to Trump's tariffs

It’s crunch time for the maker of Levi’s and Wrangler jeans in Kenya’s capital

The Independent UK

Despite pause on US tariffs, African economies face uncertain future

African exporters have welcomed a temporary reprieve from new US tariffs, after President Donald Trump suspended a planned 30 percent import tax for 90 days – but the bigger picture remains uncertain.

Radio France Internationale

AGOA: US-Africa Trade Accord Hangs In The Balance

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), whose future is in doubt since Donald Trump returned to the White House, provides duty-free access to the United States for certain African products.

International Business Times

Despite US Tariffs Pause, Southern African Economies Under Threat

Washington's 90-day pause on higher tariffs is of little comfort to southern African economies facing the collapse of a preferential trade deal and a 25-percent hike on car imports, analysts say.

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‘Only job I know’: tiny Lesotho’s garment workers reel from Trump’s 50% tariffs

Impoverished African country is hit with highest tariff rate at 50%, overturning decades of global trade policy

The Guardian - UK

Have Trump’s tariffs killed US-Africa preferential trade?

The AGOA framework that saw African countries export duty free to the US is as good as dead, experts say.

Al Jazeera

Trump Threats To South Africa Rattle Automakers

South Africa exports vehicles worth about $1.9 billion every year, many to the United States under a trade deal now in jeopardy as President Donald Trump piles pressure on the country.

International Business Times

South Africa Faces Potential Trade Sanctions Over Foreign Relations

Key Republicans are pressuring South Africa to align its foreign policy with U.S. interests to maintain trade benefits under AGOA, risking job losses and e...

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As Trump Returns, African Exporters Torn Between Hope And Horror

Citrus growers in South Africa are among the businesses most nervous that duty-and-quota-free exports to the United States could be scrapped next year when Donald Trump takes office again.

International Business Times

America Can't Be First If We Keep Putting Africa Last

The meeting is the 21st AGOA Forum, named after the African Growth and Opportunity Act, is unusually important because the act, the lynchpin of US economic relations with the continent for a quarter of a century, expires in 2025.

International Business Times

Are US-South Africa ties at breaking point over Israel’s war on Gaza?

A US bill is calling to reassess US-South Africa relations, pointing to tensions amid the ICJ case against Israel.

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The Independent UK

US officials, lawmakers express support for extension of Africa trade program

U.S. officials and lawmakers expressed support for the extension of a trade program that grants eligible African countries duty-free access to U.S. markets

The Independent UK

South Africa to host US trade forum as diplomatic tensions subside

South Africa will host a meeting of nations participating in the U.S. Africa Growth and Opportunity Act despite earlier calls to exclude the country from the forum due to its ties to Russia and the docking of a sanctioned Russian vessel near Cape Town last year

The Independent UK

US lawmakers ask Biden Administration to punish South Africa for alleged support for Russia

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers wants the Biden Administration to punish South Africa for what they call its support for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

Cameroon aims to boost export revenues, rejoin AGOA - minister

Cameroon is working to boost export revenues to fend off a potential debt crisis and has relaunched talks with the U.S. to rejoin Washington's flagship trade initiative with Africa, its economy minister said on Monday.

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U.S. cuts off Burkina Faso from Africa duty-free trade program

The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its AGOA trade preference program citing deep concerns over "unconstitutional change" in government in the West African country, the U.S. Trade Representative's (USTR) office said on Sunday.

Reuters

U.S. trade chief Tai says African trade program needs to foster more investment

The duty-free access for nearly 40 African countries in a 22-year-old U.S. trade program is no longer enough to boost their development and a focus on improving investment is needed, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Joe Biden is meeting African leaders - why free trade is a major talking point

African leaders face a dilemma over trade relations with the United States. Should they push for the extension of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) or for each country’s bilateral trade deal with the world’s biggest economy?

The Conversation

The US is revisiting its trade relations with African countries: key issues on the table

Last year, the US’s Biden administration announced plans to increase two-way trade and investment between the US and Africa. The starting point was a revamp of the Trump-era “Prosper Africa initiative”. As American secretary of state Antony Blinken visits three African nations – South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo and…

The Conversation

US trade pact suspensions: what it means for Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea

Three African countries’ manufacturers have lost their tariff-free access to the US market this year. This follows the US decision in November last year to suspend Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The reason given for the decision was that it was in response to…

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