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Congress Extended AGOA to 2028, but Angola, Nigeria and South Africa Face 12.5% U.S. Tariffs Anyway: What African Exporters Need to Know

Congress voted to keep the African Growth and Opportunity Act alive through 2028 by wide margins, but separate “forced labor” tariffs imposed in July hit three of the continent’s biggest economies, and analysts say the duty-free promise that drew investment for 25 years has already been hollowed out.

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The container port in Durban, South Africa, on Aug. 6, 2010. (File photo)Media Club / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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