- AGOA extended by one year, retroactive to September 2025
- Washington signals tougher, more reciprocal trade terms ahead
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – US President Donald Trump has signed into law a one-year extension of a key African trade preference scheme, reviving duty-free access that had lapsed and unsettled exporters across the continent.
The law extends the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to December 31, retroactive from its September 30, 2025 expiry, according to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
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