US sets sights on improved Agoa

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This was the message of a briefing by United States officials ahead of this week’s Agoa forum in Johannesburg, where the trade pact’s renewal will be discussed.

Joy Basu, deputy assistant secretary at the US bureau of African affairs, echoed this sentiment. She also underlined that fostering ties with economies in Africa is a priority of US president Joe Biden’s administration. Hamilton noted concerns that efforts to tweak the Act may result in congress taking its time with it. “But we do believe that not addressing and not trying to change the programme and make it better is a wasted opportunity.”

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