Tag: US-Africa relations
Implications of AGOA out-of-cycle review for South Africa
27 May 15 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the implications of a new provision in the AGOA Extension and Enhancement Act of 2015 for out-of-cycle reviews
On 14 May 2015 ...
Competing smarter: Assessing the report from the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa
22 Apr 15 NewsOne positive outcome of last year’s U.S.-African Leaders Summit was the creation of the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (DBIA), whose purpose is to mak...
SA poultry producers in bid to end Agoa logjam
21 Apr 15 NewsSouth African poultry producers are making concessions in order to end a dispute with the US over local poultry tariffs and keep the country on track to be included in the renewal ...
SA gets “political commitment” to be included in AGOA
20 Apr 15 NewsPresident Jacob Zuma says government has received a political commitment from the United States government that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) would be signed with t...
SA trade sectors show interest in AGOA
15 Apr 15 News
South Africa and the United States have agreed to continue to work together to address concerns around the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) which is designed to help qua...
AGOA deliberations – removal of anti-dumping duties or a loss of duty free access?
08 Apr 15 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the ongoing dispute over South African chicken imports from the United States
Deliberations are underway between South Af...
Encouraging signs on AGOA renewal in Washington, but poultry debate presents a hurdle to be overcome
02 Apr 15 NewsWith just months to go before the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), discussions have been heating up in Washington, DC on how to proceed with a rene...
Agoa: US lawmakers up the ante
01 Apr 15 NewsThe United States has ratcheted up its bid for South Africa to grant access to US poultry products, with 13 US Senators writing to Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies this week ...
Opinion: Agoa is of mutual benefit to SA and US
18 Mar 15 NewsDuring the week of March 2 to 6, I led a South African delegation to the US to make the case for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) to be extended by a further 15 years....
Poultry industry accused of holding Agoa hostage
16 Mar 15 NewsThe Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of SA has accused the local poultry industry of holding the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) agreement with the US hostage....
tralac Annual Conference 2015
04 Mar 15 Eventtralac hosted its 2015 Annual Conference on 16 and 17 April in Lusaka, Zambia. The theme of this year’s conference was ‘Towards a continental integration agenda’.
Integ...
Davies in bid to save SA’s Agoa access
27 Jan 15 NewsTrade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has met with US Trade Representative Michael Froman as part of a stepped up effort to resolve a dispute involving US chicken imports into the...
United States removes three countries from AGOA
21 Jan 15 NewsAs of 1 January 2015 Swaziland, the Gambia, and South Sudan are no longer receiving trade benefits under the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA).
Although no specific reason was ...
AGOA: The US-Africa trade dilemma
09 Dec 14 NewsHas the African Growth and Opportunity Act run its course?
It may seem counter-intuitive to imagine that Africa could make contractual demands on the United States. Yet, there is ...
Obama’s Power Africa and the continent's Energy problems
31 Oct 14 NewsPower Africa, an initiative started by President Barack Obama, looks to all resources to meet high energy demands.
The initiative looks to increase the number of people who have a...
South Africa lobbies the US to extend Agoa
27 Oct 14 NewsIn August this year, US President Obama made a commitment to support the continuation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), a legislation that provides duty-free market...
South Africa ducks Agoa exclusion, for now
10 Oct 14 NewsAs concerns mount of South Africa’s dominance with the trade pact.
South Africa can breathe a sigh of relief for now, as indications are clear that the African Growth and Opport...
AGOA: Observations on Competitiveness and Diversification of U.S. Imports from Beneficiary Countries
13 Aug 14 NewsWhat GAO Found
U.S. imports from African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) countries have increased since 2001, but AGOA countries’ share of overall U.S. imports remained small ...
SA offers chickens for Agoa renewal
06 Aug 14 NewsThe government is likely to allow some US chicken imports into the local market at lower tariffs in exchange for continued participation in the lucrative African Growth and Opportu...
Presidential Memorandum – Establishing a Comprehensive Approach to Expanding Sub-Saharan Africa’s Capacity for Trade and Investment
05 Aug 14 NewsIn June 2012, I released the US Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, outlining a comprehensive US policy for the region.
The Strategy builds on many of the initiatives launched dur...