ISDS Case Map
AGOA
African Growth and Opportuntities Act
The Director General of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria said Nigerian companies have not benefited much from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) since it came into effect.
The southern African nation of Eswatini has secured continued eligibility for benefits under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act for the 39 companies currently trading under AGOA.
The draft legislation also proposes modifying AGOA’s rules of origin to allow inputs from North African nations that are members of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured a newer, revamped version of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) as the current administration fully supported the re-authorisation of the trade deal.
African countries are regularly offered Free Trade Agreements by the world’s major economic powers. The balance of power is so unequal that they seem forever condemned to be the big losers.
The Minister of Industrialisation and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu said Namibia is advocating for the establishment of a nexus between the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the African Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA)
On January 2024, President Joe Biden of the U.S. announced the termination of Uganda, the Central African Republic, Gabon, and Niger as the beneficiaries of the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA).
Agriculture, environment and workers’ rights took centre stage in the Kenya-US trade talks , with the former seen to push for a deal before November.
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to renew the US trade pact with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead of its expiration next year, an aide to one of the senators said on Thursday.
