US to remove Uganda and three other African countries from Agoa trade deal
Source: BBC
US to remove Uganda and three other African countries from Agoa trade deal
31 October 2023
By Gloria Aradi
BBC News
US President Joe Biden has revealed plans to expel Uganda, Gabon, Niger and the Central African Republic (CAR) from a special US-Africa trade programme.
The countries were either involved in "gross violations" of human rights or not making progress towards democratic rule, the president said.
The US introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) in 2000.
It gives eligible sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to the US for more than 1,800 products.
President Biden said that Niger and Gabon - both of which are currently under military rule following coups this year - are ineligible for Agoa because they "have not established, or are not making continual progress toward establishing the protection of political pluralism and the rule of law".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67236251
