Africa: Trump Renews Lapsed Trade Subsidy Pact with Africa

Africa: Trump Renews Lapsed Trade Subsidy Pact with Africa

First enacted in 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) allows qualifying sub-Saharan African countries to export over 1,800 products to the US duty-free. Export countries include Nigeria and South Africa. US President Donald Trump has signed into law a one-year extension of a trade preference program with African countries restoring duty-free access to the…

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