Tag: US-Africa relations
SA-US trade deal reaches beyond Agoa
02 Mar 16 NewsThe US government through the Office of the US Trade Representative is currently seized developing a report on “Deepening and Broadening the Trade and Investment Relationship bet...
Trade between the United States and AGOA countries continues to decline
23 Feb 16 NewsTotal trade between the United States and countries supported under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) showed another decrease in 2015, according to data ...
South Africa and AGOA: Recent developments 2015-2016 and possible suspension
10 Feb 16 PublicationsThe African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has received much publicity and attention over the past year in particular, for two main reasons: (a) the legislation was set to expir...
The AGOA Saga in a Trade Governance Context
10 Feb 16 PublicationsThe facts pertaining to the recent difficulties between the United States and South Africa about the latter’s continued enjoyment of the trade preferences of the African Growth a...
Obama signs Africa electricity initiative into law
10 Feb 16 NewsPresident Barack Obama signed into law Monday a measure aimed at expanding electricity to millions of households in sub-Saharan Africa, a measure supporters say will save lives and...
Power Africa launches roadmap to 60 million connections and 30,000 MW by 2030
01 Feb 16 NewsOn Thursday, 28 January 2016 at the Powering Africa Summit, Power Africa partners launched a roadmap to meet President Obama’s goals of adding 30,000 megawatts and 60 million con...
Beyond AGOA Hearing: Remarks by Ambassador Michael Froman
29 Jan 16 NewsOn behalf of USTR, I would like to welcome our distinguished guests and friends participating in today’s hearing on policy recommendations for deepening the U.S.-Africa trade and...
New Agoa deadline set as Obama announces SA suspension date
12 Jan 16 NewsSouth Africa has until March 15 to fully comply with the US import of poultry as well as other meat.
This is the new deadline that has been set for South Africa, after US Presiden...
Davies: Deal cracked to keep SA in Agoa
08 Jan 16 NewsNegotiations between South Africa and the United States over health issues related to meat imports were concluded on Wednesday, which should ensure the country remains a part of th...
SA faces one more Agoa hurdle: Ambassador Froman
08 Jan 16 NewsSouth Africa faces one more hurdle over US meat imports before it can make a toast to remaining a part of the US African Growth Opportunity Act (Agoa).
That is according to US Amb...
Agoa row: Big losers, but also winners if SA gets boot
07 Jan 16 NewsIf South Africa loses its beneficial status in terms of the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act (Agoa), there will be some winners and some losers in the local agriculture and agri...
South Africa on outstanding AGOA issues
05 Jan 16 NewsSA confident outstanding AGOA issues will be resolved
South African government officials have been engaged with their US counterparts during the festive season to finalise all the...
The Brookings Africa Growth Initiative’s Foresight Africa 2016: Preview
05 Jan 16 NewsThe launch of Foresight Africa: Top priorities for the continent in 2016 is on the horizon. In anticipation of this year’s report, the Africa Growth Initiative team off...
African export performance under AGOA: a country analysis of Kenya
03 Dec 15 PublicationsThis trade brief looks at the export performance of Kenya’s trade with the United States of America (US) and, more specifically, it concentrates on the preferential trade accorde...
African export performance under AGOA: a country analysis of Lesotho
03 Dec 15 PublicationsThis trade brief looks at the export performance of Lesotho’s trade with the United States of America (US) and more specifically it concentrates on the preferential trade accorde...
Goods Council approves AGOA waiver, hears call for talks on illicit trade
18 Nov 15 NewsThe WTO’s Goods Council approved on 10 November a request from the United States for the extension of a waiver regarding the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a preferent...
U.S. to suspend South Africa’s AGOA benefits
11 Nov 15 DiscussionJB Cronjé, tralac Researcher, comments on the outcome of the out-of-cycle review of South Africa’s continued AGOA eligibility
On 5 November 2015 United States Preside...
Agoa quarrel can be resolved: US
11 Nov 15 NewsThe United States embassy here shared South African Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies’s assessment that South Africa and the US were “tantalisingly close” to concluding ...
Statement from U.S. Ambassador regarding South Africa’s status under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
06 Nov 15 News“During the past year, I have worked closely with leaders in government and industry in both of our countries to resolve the longstanding barriers to U.S. trade with South Africa...
SA irons out technical issues in AGOA
04 Nov 15 NewsSouth Africa has addressed the technical issues relating to market access of United States agricultural products raised during the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) review ...