Africa pushes for three-year Agoa reviews
Four beneficiary countries were kicked out of the trade programme on the eve of the forum’s annual summit in Johannesburg
02 November 2023 - 16:13
UPDATED 02 November 2023 - 22:47
African trade ministers, including SA’s, are pushing for the annual eligibility reviews of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) to be conducted every three years instead of annually to allow for predictability and certainty for investors.
This is after four beneficiary countries, Uganda, Niger, the Central African Republic and Gabon, were kicked out of the trade programme on the eve of the forum’s annual summit in Johannesburg partially because of human rights issues...
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