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United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Monday that Washington intends to suspend South Africa and Rwanda from duty-free access to the ​US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

AGOA gives eligible African ‌countries duty-free access to the US market for thousands of products.

South Africa has been the largest beneficiary of the program, exporting about $1.7 billion worth of goods to the US under AGOA in 2025.

“President ​Trump found that the governments of Rwanda and South Africa are engaging in practices ​that are inconsistent with AGOA’s eligibility criteria,” Greer said in a statement.

There ⁠was no immediate response from either…

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