US Signals Progress on AGOA Trade Program Extension for African Nations
The Trump administration’s Africa envoy has signaled encouraging progress toward renewing the African Growth and Opportunity Act, which expired in September. Congress reportedly has until year-end to decide on extending the program that provides duty-free access for African exports to the US market.
Positive Movement on AGOA Renewal
The United States is making significant progress toward extending a crucial trade program that grants African nations duty-free access to American markets, according to recent reports. Massad Boulos, US senior adviser for Africa, indicated that discussions are moving “positively in the right direction” and noted that Congress has been given until the end of the year to make a decision on the program’s future.