17-Jun-2025
Club of mozambique
The Mozambican government intends to negotiate a free trade agreement with the United States. An economist at the CIP fears that it could harm the country’s economy due to “weak competitiveness”.
13-Jun-2025
Club of Mozambique
The Mozambican government is considering a free trade agreement with the United States of America (USA) administration as a way of negotiating a reduction in tariffs imposed in early April, AIM Moçambique reports.
12-Jun-2025
Ghana News Agency
Madam Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to deepening bilateral relations with the United States and sustaining dialogue on trade policy matters affecting both economies.
24-Apr-2025
Kenyans.co.ke
The government on Tuesday signalled its strong interest in renewing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade agreement with the US, amid rising trade tensions sparked by recent reciprocal tariff orders issued by President Donald Trump.
17-Apr-2025
Business Daily
US President Donald Trump’s administration has signalled its intention to restart talks for a comprehensive trade agreement with Kenya, insisting a deal will inform negotiations with other African countries as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) expires.
17-Apr-2025
The North Africa Post
African economies are pivoting strategies in response to renewed U.S. tariffs, leadership transitions, and escalating regional conflicts, forcing a recalibration of trade relationships across the continent.
24-Feb-2025
African Business
With the African Growth and Opportunity Act set to expire and Trump a free trade sceptic, what’s the future of US-Africa trade? Some analysts argue that Washington should shift its focus from AGOA towards building a new partnership centred around AfCFTA.
29-Jan-2025
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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.
15-May-2024
Windhoek Observer
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)
15-May-2024
Modern Diplomacy
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).