News24 Business | Did Trump just kill AGOA?

New 14% tariff against US-Nigeria’s AGOA duty-free trade – NACC president

Nigeria’s participation in the African Growth and Opportunity Act is under serious concern following the announcement of the newly imposed 14 per cent tariff by US President Donald Trump. This policy, which threatens to erode the advantages AGOA provides, raises concerns about the country’s trade diversification efforts. In this interview with DAMILOLA AINA, the President,

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News24 Business | Did Trump just kill AGOA?

The US government's imposition of steep tariffs on African nations signals the end of the AGOA trade deal that was supposed to help African economies develop.

Steep US tariffs on Africa signal end of trade deal meant to boost development

By Nqobile Dludla and Lovasoa Rabary

One of the major questions for Mauritius concerns the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This American legislation, which allows the free entry into the United States of more than 1,700 African products, seems to be threatened by Washington's new tariff policy. The Third World War is already under way. Not on a military level, as might have been expected, but on a commercial level. This conflict was initiated by the United …

Agoa hangs by thinnest of diplomatic threads - Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit

Lester Kiewit speaks to political risk analyst Ziyanda Stuurman about the chances that Agoa can survive as US and SA relations sour. The foundations of the trade agreement are already in tatters as U.S President Donald Trump slaps the country with 31percent trade tariffs.