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Fixes for AGOA Shortcomings to Boost U.S-Africa Trade Ties

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), which has been served as the centerpiece of the U.S.-Africa commercial relationship for more than two decades, will expire on September 30, 2025. "While the legislation's unilateral trade preferences have provided economic benefits for countries across sub-Saharan Africa, Agoa as a whole remains underutilized," three trade experts write. "To ensure continuity in U.S-African trade ties, the United States must grapple with the legislation's potential reauthorization now, with a particular focus on how the utilization of AGOA
might be improved."

On November 17, the U.S. House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee held a two-hour hearing examining how the trade relationship can be strengthened, with testimony from Florizelle (Florie) Liser, President and Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Council on Africa; Witney Schneidman, Nonresident Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Rosa Whitaker, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Whitaker Group; and CJ Mahoney, Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft. WATCH hearing.

East Africa Trade and Investment Hub

Marie-Eliane Rasovalolana, an apparel worker at Madagascar Garments, located outside of the capital city of Antananarivo, which has benefited tariff-free access to the American market under the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act.

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