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Eswatini: Unions Demand Answers Over Agoa Loss
VOA, 13 August 2014
The general secretary of the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland (TUCOSWA) says members will protest Minister of Labor and Social Security Winnie Magagula's appearance before… Read more »
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Africa: Obama Removes Swaziland, Reinstates Madagascar for AGOA Benefits
USTR, 27 June 2014
President Obama reinstated Madagascar's eligibility for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) benefits, effective immediately, and withdrew Swaziland's AGOA eligibility,… Read more »
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Eswatini: Govt Braces for AGOA Exit
UNIRIN, 17 June 2014
The threat of Swaziland being suspended from a US preferential trade agreement for poor progress in meeting democratic norms is threatening the livelihoods of tens of thousands of… Read more »
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South Africa: NUM Welcomes the Decision By the Us to Exclude Swaziland From Agoa
COSATU, 30 May 2014
The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) welcomes the decision by the GOVERNMENT of the United States of America for excluding Swaziland from the benefits of the African Growth and… Read more »
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Madagascar: Emerging From the Woods
Cameroon Tribune, 30 May 2014
Madagascar's new President, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, is working tooth and nail to get his country back into the comity of nations after the 2009 coup that led to a five-year… Read more »
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Eswatini: Confusion Over Kingdom's AGOA Status
Swazi Media, 20 May 2014
There is confusion surrounding the United States' announcement on the future of Swaziland's status under the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA). Read more »
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Eswatini: Swazi Human Rights Record Kills Agoa
Swazi Media, 16 May 2014
Swaziland has been excluded from a lucrative trade deal with the United States because of its abysmal record on human rights. Read more »
Swazi Union Demands Answers Over Agoa Loss
The general secretary of the Trade Union Congress of Swaziland has said that members will protest Minister of Labor and Social Security Winnie Magagula's appearance before parliament over the country's removal from the African Growth and Opportunity Act,.
Teachers and other workers protested in Swaziland , appealing for an international asset freeze against King Mswati III (file photo).
