🇿🇦 South Africa 16h ago · Tshehla Cornelius Koteli

Agoa exclusion: What is South Africa really losing?

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Agoa exclusion: What is South Africa really losing?
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As of 1 January 2027, South Africa will be excluded from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) following an annual review of the country’s eligibility.



The United States (US) announced this on Monday, 2 November, citing concerns over trade and investment barriers, corruption and US national security and foreign policy interests. Like South Africa, Rwanda will also lose its preferential access two years earlier than the trade agreement was supposed to end.



Economists noted tha

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