ISDS Case Map
AGOA
African Growth and Opportuntities Act
The Ministry of Trade should ensure that eventual agreements promote Uganda’s aspiration for industrialisation and provide the policy space for government to be able to use a range of trade policy instruments.
The announcement immediately drew criticism from the US government, which previously threatened to exclude South Africa from a preferential trade agreement after a disagreement over the levies in 2015.
The US has a stronger manufacturing sector meaning their products are likely to be more competitive than the locally produced commodities.
The US and Kenya are expected to announce negotiations on a free-trade agreement, America’s first such deal with a sub-Saharan country.
The following communication is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the United States.
The African Union prefers a continent-wide deal with the US while the US wants bilateral deals when AGOA expires.
The US-Africa Strategy seeks to re-position the US and bring it to par with China and Russia.
United States Trade Representative and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Cooperatives announced the establishment of a US-Kenya Trade and Investment Working Group to explore ways to deepen the trade and investment ties between the two countries.
The United States wants to pave the way for a free trade agreement between Washington and sub-Saharan African countries.
USTR Robert Lighthizer believes the time is right to pursue free trade agreement negotiations with AGOA eligible countries.
