Donald Trump’s South Africa’s Removal From AGOA Set to Hit Export Farmers

Farmers Magazine | 02.11.2026 19:54
The United States will exclude South Africa and Rwanda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) from 1 January. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced it on Monday, citing practices “inconsistent” with the deal’s eligibility criteria. He pointed to trade and investment barriers and to practices he said threaten US national security and foreign policy interests in the region.