US-Africa trade deal turns 25 next year: Agoa’s winners, losers and what should come next

Posted on Mon 13 May 2024 in Trade • Tagged with Africa, USA, AGOA, sub-Saharan Africa, US, South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Togo, Burundi, CAR, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau

AGOA Africa Map

Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) is a landmark piece of trade legislation enacted by the United States in 2000. Its goal is to promote economic growth, development and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa by providing qualifying countries with duty-free access to the …


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Sudan’s conflict will have a ripple effect in an unstable region - and across the world

Posted on Wed 10 May 2023 in Africa • Tagged with Sudan, Central African Republic, Egypt, Libya, Chad, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, US, Russia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Port Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan Army, RSF, Dagalo, al-Burhan

The raging conflict in Khartoum could negatively affect trade flows through Port Sudan to the rest of the world. Getty Images

John Mukum Mbaku, Weber State University

Sudan, Africa’s third largest country by land mass, shares borders with seven countries in an unstable region. This means that Sudan’s …


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