US EditionThousands of jobs at risk in Africa as US trade deal expires
Kenya's apparel sector, supporting over 66,000 jobs, faces steep tariffs and potential factory closures as the US-African trade deal lapses without renewal agreement.
- Signed in 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act allows African countries to export over $6 billion annually to the U.S. duty-free, supporting over 1 million African jobs and nearly 500,000 U.S. jobs.
- AGOA has delivered more than $500 billion in duty-free African exports to the U.S. since its inception, fostering economic development and opportunities across the continent while competing with low-cost Chinese imports.
- With AGOA's expiration, countries like Lesotho, where the garment industry employs tens of thousands, have declared a state of emergency due to collapsing orders, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
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For decades, more than half of all African countries have been selling thousands of products duty-free to the United States. But now the AGOA trade agreement is set to expire, putting massive jobs at risk. China could benefit. By K. Bensch.
Africa: AGOA Expires Today - A Personal Reflection & The Way Forward
Guest Column - Nearly 30 years ago, five of us - bipartisan Congressional staffers on Capitol Hill - joined forces with five African leaders, including officials of the African Union and even a few Heads of State. We locked ourselves into the granular trade details, often late into the night, drafting what would become the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
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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.
Uncertainty over an Africa-US trade deal sparks fears over jobs and hopes for new deals
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over an Africa-US trade deal set to expire by the end of September, with African unions warning that more than a million indirect jobs could be on the line if it is not renewed.
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