Trump puts AGOA on notice; Africa is already looking beyond the US
Levi’s jeans for export at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone factory operating under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act in the Ruaraka district of Nairobi, Kenya, 4 April 2025.© Thomas Mukoya/REUTERS Published on July 15, 2026 at 11:00 am (GMT +1) For 25 years, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has been an exception in US trade policy.
In return for meeting political and governance standards, African countries enjoyed broad access to the US market without having to lower their tariffs.
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