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Uganda, Central African Republic, Gabon and Niger lose duty-free access to U.S. market for some goods under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

While America has been firmly standing by Israel in its retaliatory attacks on Gaza, South Africa’s government has been calling for a ceasefire and unapologetically declaring it stands with the people of Palestine.

Anti-apartheid struggle veteran Allan Boesak criticised the government’s hosting of US representatives for the African Growth & Opportunity Act forum while that country "supports" Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

The outcome of the November meeting will have serious economic implications

President calls high-level conference this week ‘very important’ and a highlight of the year for South Africa.

Tensions between US and SA heightened after the latter took a nonaligned stance on the Russia-Ukraine war

The US should make changes to its flagship trade initiative with Africa that would increase its impact as part of a potential reauthorisation by Congress, a senior US trade official said on Thursday.

Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel is to brief media on the state of readiness for next week's Agoa Forum.

Trade and Industry minister Ebrahim Patel says South Africa is ready to roll out the red carpet for the United States ahead of the 20th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum taking place in Nasrec, Johannesburg next week.

Push to extend AGOA and EAC's concerns on Kenya going solo also seems to be playing out.