02 Jan U.S. cuts off Burkina Faso from AGOA duty-free trade program
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04 Oct Kenyan firms fret over duty-free access to US market in new Biden deal
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" background_color="#efefef" padding_top="100" padding_bottom="100" z_index=""][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Kenyan companies want duty-free access to the American market guaranteed in new trade agreements with the Joe Biden administration. Kenya is looking to wrap up a fresh trade deal with the United States before the expiry of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The AGOA pact allows Sub-Saharan African countries to export thousands of products to the US without tariffs or quotas until 2025.
26 Sep What is the future of the trade relationship between the US and South Africa?
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" background_color="#efefef" padding_top="100" padding_bottom="100" z_index=""][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]President Cyril Ramaphosa undertook a high-profile visit to the White House and met US President Joe Biden earlier this month — but what exactly did South Africa’s head of state get out of it?
Discussion between the two leaders was intended “to address opportunities to deepen [the] relationship, identify next steps on issues of mutual importance and discuss regional and global challenges,” according to the White House’s press release.02 Jan US removes Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from AGOA trade programme
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The United States has cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea out of a duty-free trade programme over alleged human rights violations and recent coups. [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="413"]
US says it is 'deeply concerned' by the gross human rights violations being perpetrated by the government of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and other parties in northern Ethiopia [File: Ben Curtis/AP Photo][/caption]In a statement on Saturday, the US Trade Representative (USTR) said it terminated the three countries from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) “due to actions taken by each of their governments in violation of the AGOA Statute”.
02 Nov U.S. to end duty-free access for Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a meeting during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman[/caption]