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Uganda: Uganda Not Bothered About AGOA, Says Museveni
Nile Post, 6 November 2023
President Museveni has downplayed the decision by the United States to scrap Uganda off the list of beneficiaries accessing the American market under the African Growth and… Read more »
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Uganda: Museveni Dares 'Overestimated, Arrogant' U.S.
Observer, 6 November 2023
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has said he will not bow to pressure from the Americans who recently struck Uganda off The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) over alleged… Read more »
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Uganda: What Next for Uganda After Being Kicked Out of Agoa?
Nile Post, 1 November 2023
The United States has scrapped Uganda off the list of beneficiaries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a major blow to the Ugandan economy, as AGOA has been a major… Read more »
Uganda Not Bothered About Being Scrapped Off AGOA List - Museveni
The United States has scrapped Uganda from the list of beneficiaries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). AGOA exports accounted for about 8% of Uganda's total exports in 2021.
Reacting to the decision, President Yoweri Museveni advised Ugandans not to be over concerned by the actions of the U.S. At the end of October, U.S. President, Joe Biden announced that he was cutting Uganda, Central African Republic (CAR), Gabon, and Niger from the AGOA beneficiaries from January 2024.
Launched in 2000, AGOA grants exports from qualifying countries duty-free access to the U.S. market. It is set to expire in September 2025, but discussions are already underway over whether to extend it and for how long.
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum - the decades-old U.S. Congress initiative to build trade ties between the U.S. and African countries, ended in Johannesburg, ... Read more »
