Tag: US-Africa relations
Swaziland loses AGOA benefits from January 1, 2015
02 Jul 14 NewsSwaziland, located in southern part of Africa, has been excluded from the list of countries eligible to get benefit under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) of the US Go...
Swaziland braces itself for AGOA exit
18 Jun 14 NewsThe threat of Swaziland being suspended from a US preferential trade agreement for poor progress in meeting democratic norms is threatening the livelihoods of tens of thousands of ...
Proposed legislation related to limitations on foreign ownership in the security industry in South Africa: AGOA matters
11 Jun 14 Discussionby Eckart Naumann, tralac Associate
The opening line of Public Law 106–200 of May 2000, known more commonly as the (original) AGOA legislation, reads: “To authorize a new trad...
As Africa celebrates, it is total agony as Uganda’s AGOA dream fades
28 May 14 NewsLack of an AGOA policy seen as main cause of fading dream
It is exactly 14 years since the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) was signed into law by the US Congress to spur deve...
Agoa creates goodwill for US – Davies
06 May 14 NewsThe Government will consider giving some US producers the same access to the local market as the EU, if that’s what it takes to save its African Growth and Opportunity Act (...
AU pushes for AGOA extension
29 Apr 14 NewsThe African Union has urged member countries to push for the extension of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for the next 15 years to enable them maximize benefits t...
Jan withdraws AGOA Bill
14 Apr 14 NewsThe all-important Industrial Relations (amendment) Bill of 2014, whose passing is crucial to the kingdom’s continued AGOA eligibility status, has been withdrawn from parliam...
Tanzania: Talks on Agoa extension going on well – Kigoda
27 Feb 14 NewsThe government has said that talks on its request to have the US government extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) are progressing well.
Speaking in an exclusive int...
USA to Swaziland: ‘Fully’ comply or lose AGOA
25 Feb 14 NewsThe message from the Americans is loud and clear: Swaziland has to ‘fully’ comply with five conditions or lose their eligibility to participate in the Africa Growth Opportunity...
AGOA: Free-trade deal on the line
17 Feb 14 NewsUS poultry producers are lobbying their government to withdraw South Africa’s duty-free access in retaliation for anti-dumping duties, which they say are unfair.
South Africa en...
AGOA Forum concludes in Addis Ababa, amid growing uncertainty around its long-term future
14 Aug 13 Discussion
Eckart Naumann, tralac Associate, discusses the outcomes of the 2013 AGOA Forum in the context of growing anxiety and uncertainty regarding AGOA’s future
The 2013 U...
Overview of AGOA’s apparel provisions in the context of US-Africa trade
10 Oct 12 PublicationsThe African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forms a part of United States trade legislation that provides non-reciprocal preferential market access to the US market for qualifyin...
The extension of the third country fabric provisions in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
08 Aug 12 DiscussionEckart Naumann, tralac Associate, comments on the extension of the third country fabric provisions in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
Last Thursday a massive vei...
AGOA at 10: Reflections on US-Africa trade with a focus on SACU countries
29 Nov 10 PublicationsThe African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has formed the basis for preferential US-African trade over the past decade. However, AGOA is about more than just trade, but represen...
