US EditionAGOA Extension Gets Its First Green Light – and SA Not Excluded Yet
The three-year renewal aims to protect hundreds of thousands of African jobs and counter influence from China and Russia, supported by a 37-3 committee vote.
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United States Congress Pushing for AGOA Extension
After the expiry of the bilateral agreement on trade, the US Congress, as well as African leaders, highly recognizing its significance, have been pursuing the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The agreement, which allows duty-free access to American markets for African exporters, expired on 30th September 2025. The US Congress is […] The post United States Congress Pushing for AGOA Extension appeared first on Modern Di…
Flicker of hope on Agoa market
African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) has received a new lifeline as the United States (US) House Committee has approved a Bill that would renew for another three years the US preferential trade programme. The Agoa Extension Act passed by the US House Committee on Ways and Means, according to US trade representative Jamieson Greer, seeks to extend preferential US market access for eligible African countries, including Malawi. Tea was one of …
Antananarivo, 11 December, 11h50 – Critical deadline. The US Congress is about to vote for the renewal of the African Growth and Economic Opportunities Act (Agoa), whose program expired in September 2025. The draft law of the 119th session of the Congress, entitled "Agoa Extension Act", introduced by the MP Adrian Smith of Missouri, proposes to extend the expiry date of the Agoa to December 2028, with retroactive application for the covered arti…
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