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Aggregate data for COMESA AGOA Beneficiaries has been added (see link below to trade profile) , and this section (as well as other regional sections) will be updated shortly. This section will provide a profile of US-COMESA trade under AGOA at the combined regional level.

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Latest Updates

21 AGOA FORUM 2013: Ethiopia will host the 2013 US-Africa AGOA Forum. AGOA.info has been informed that the Forum will not take place as envisaged on 28 June - 1 July, but at a later date yet to be determined. The theme for this year’s Forum is “Trade and Technology for sustained change”“

21 December 2012: Guinea-Bissau and Mali lose AGOA eligibility

APRIL 2013: Monthly data has been updated to include February 2013 data, quarterly includes full year 2012 data.

New US strategy towards Africa: White House Factsheet on new strategy towards Africa, plus overview of past US engagement with Africa. Click here for the file and this link for a summary article.

02 August 2012: Bill to extend third country fabric provision passes Congress Download the House of Reps. Bill at this link

South Sudan declared AGOA-eligible on 26 March 2012. Earlier, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger and Gambia declared AGOA eligible on 25 October 2011. See news item, presidential declaration and trade overview at this link (S Sudan) and here (others).

US GSP extended and GSP benefits to be applied retrospectively for the year 2011 since expiry of previous GSP. See AGOA.info legal documents section at the following link.

AGOA at 10: Reflections on US-Africa trade with a focus on SACU: Tralac Working Paper that can be downloaded at this link.

December 2010: The Democratic Republic of Congo loses its AGOA eligibility status. See proclamation here (pdf download available at this link

ITC investigation of textiles and apparel: Further details at this link

AGOA IV – Changes to AGOA explained

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