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Agoa Trade Pact Under Review at Forum in Washington, DC
The 2018 AGOA Forum-named for the African Growth and Opportunity Act passed in 2000 and extended three years ago to 2025-could be a turning point in U.S.-African commercial relations, Witney Schneidman and Landry Signé's write in a preview of this week's gathering of African ministers, U.S. officials and private sector and civil society representatives. The meetings in Washington, DC include the AGOA Private Sector Forum, organized by the Corporate Council on Africa, the CSO Forum and the Diaspora Roundtable, sponsored by the Leon Sullivan Foundation.
2018 AGOA Forum
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