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There is strong bipartisan and beneficiary support for making improvements to Agoa.
AFRICA S BETTER FUTURE

African Growth and Opportunity Act: Early extension or substantive improvements?

There is good and bad news – strong bipartisan support for improving Agoa and little consensus on what improvements should be made to the Act

  • Michael Walsh
3 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa and minister Ebrahim Patel at the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum in Johannesburg on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images
AFRICA S BETTER FUTURE

‘Time is of the essence’ as African leaders seek Agoa refinements

During the closing ceremony of the forum, minister Ebrahim Patel reiterated that early renewal of the trade programme was preferable

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read
Katherine Tai, US trade representative, and president Cyril Ramaphosa at the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg via Getty Images
AFRICA S BETTER FUTURE

Agoa must not undermine African free trade, says AfCFTA secretary general

Wamkele Mene said Agoa, which grants eligible African countries duty-free access to US markets, ought to pursue greater alignment with the African Continental Free Trade Area

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read
28 May 2021, South Africa, Pretoria: Emmanuel Macron (l), President of France, and Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, attend the launch meeting of the Initiative for the Future of Vaccines in Africa at the University of Pretoria. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa (Photo by Christoph Soeder/picture alliance via Getty Images)
AFRICA

France to join South Africa’s bid to increase support for Trips waivers at G7 meeting

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that South Africa could count on him to fix the inequalities associated with combating the virus

  • Tunicia Phillips
5 min read