The White House moved to end duty-free trade access for South Africa and Rwanda, citing violations of the African Growth and Opportunity Act's requirements.
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The White House moved to end duty-free trade access for South Africa and Rwanda, citing violations of the African Growth and Opportunity Act's requirements.
The president formally notified Congress and both governments of his decision on Monday. The Trump administration has said South Africa and Rwanda are breaking the rules of the AGOA free trade initiative, a centerpiece of US economic engagement with sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa to lose duty-free access, affecting $1.7bn worth of annual exports, including cars and farm products.
Semafor reported the story as "Trump cuts South Africa, Rwanda from AGOA trade program." Al Jazeera English reported the story as "US to suspend South Africa and Rwanda from duty-free trade access."
3 sources have covered this story, including Semafor, Deutsche Welle English and Al Jazeera English. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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