The top US trade official said renewing the nation’s preferential access programme for African products without changes counters the Biden administration’s objectives in global commerce.
“I think copy-paste is to really lose an important opportunity,” US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said Friday.
In December, US and African trade officials agreed that the programme’s current iteration — which expires in 2025 — needs updating and stronger implementation. South Africa, which has asked the US to consider an early extension of AGOA, will host a forum on the programme from November 2 to 4. “We’re on a timeline - you’ve got to reform, you’ve got to update while the world is changing,” Tai said in response to questions at an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
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