Tag: AGOA
US-Africa trade pact AGOA expires but hopes remain for renewal
The future of the US-Africa preferential trade pact was in limbo after the 25-year-old agreement expired on Tuesday…
African exports face immediate damage from lapse of US trade initiative
By Aaron Ross and Tim CocksNAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The lapse of a flagship U.S. trade initiative with Africa that…
Thousands of jobs at risk in Africa as US trade deal expires
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Workers and industry are bracing for the end of a longstanding U.S. trade agreement…
Kenya eyes US trade deal by end of year, seeks five-year extension to AGOA
By Doyinsola OladipoNEW YORK (Reuters) -Kenya's President William Ruto said on Wednesday his country expects to sign a…
Lesotho says US plans to extend Africa trade deal by a year
MASERU (Reuters) -Lesotho's trade minister said on Wednesday that the U.S. plans to extend the African Growth and…