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Is Africa’s trade relationship with the United States under threat?
“This is the new reality that we are going to have to face and it is a fantastic opportunity for us to redefine our position away from the US trying to tell us who we can or cannot be, because they really don’t care about us” - Ugandan coffee farmer Robert Kabushenga
In the year 2000, the United States government set up the African Growth and Opportunity Act also known as AGOA.
It's aim was to give qualifying sub-Saharan African countries access to the US market, without paying import taxes, thus promoting economic growth in Africa.
But there’s no certainty that president Donald Trump will renew the deal when it expires later this year, especially considering many of the moves he's made in recent weeks.
His administration cut off financial aid to countries like South Africa and many others around the world.
So, what lies ahead for trade relations between Africa and the United States?
Presenter: Alan Kasujja
Guests: Ugandan coffee farmer Robert Kabushenga, Eswatini economics lecturer Sanele Sibiya and South African exporter Nhlanhla Dlamini
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“This is the new reality that we are going to have to face and it is a fantastic opportunity for us to redefine our position away from the US trying to tell us who we can or cannot be, because they really don’t care about us” - Ugandan coffee farmer Robert Kabushenga
In the year 2000, the United States government set up the African Growth and Opportunity Act also known as AGOA.
It's aim was to give qualifying sub-Saharan African countries access to the US market, without paying import taxes, thus promoting economic growth in Africa.
But there’s no certainty that president Donald Trump will renew the deal when it expires later this year, especially considering many of the moves he's made in recent weeks.
His administration cut off financial aid to countries like South Africa and many others around the world.
So, what lies ahead for trade relations between Africa and the United States?
Presenter: Alan Kasujja
Guests: Ugandan coffee farmer Robert Kabushenga, Eswatini economics lecturer Sanele Sibiya and South African exporter Nhlanhla Dlamini
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