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AGOA

The fate of trade relations between the US and Africa is reaching a tipping point.

As a part of the government funding package, the Senate passed a short-term extension to revive AGOA, the US-Africa trade program.

But even if the package succeeds when it returns to the House in the coming days, there are jitters among African policymakers, manufacturers, and exporters that the relationship will ...

U.S - Africa Relations

The Trump administration is overhauling how it handles aid to Africa with an aim towards dislodging China from “priority” sectors in the region — not from the entire continent.

Regulations

The Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Mr Parks Tau has gazetted,
for a 60-day public commentary period, the amendments to the following parts of the
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Codes of Good Practice:
Statement 400 (Enterprise and Supplier Development), Statement 000 (General
Principles), Statement 004 (Scorecard for Specialised Enterprises), Code Series ...

Operation Vulindela

Operation Vulindlela

U.S. VISA

A citizen of a foreign country who seeks to travel to the United States generally must first obtain a U.S. visa. Visas are placed in the traveler’s passport, a travel document issued by the traveler’s country of citizenship.

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Organon has launched the third edition of its Women’s Health Accelerator Programme, expanding it across the Middle East, Turkey and Sub-Saharan Africa to support digital health start-ups in family planning, fertility, and women’s wellness.

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AGOA

AGOA has provided eligible countries with preferential access to US markets since its passage in 2000. The House renewed the program through 2026 as part of a broader government funding bill. Yet wider uncertainty still surrounds South Africa’s status in the trade program, even though the extension that’s moving through Congress would apply to all eligible countries without conditions

AGOA

This Key Vote letter was sent to the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Support of H.R. 6500 and H.R. 6504.

New WEF Report Highlights Structural Volatility in Global Value Chains — A Call for Strategic Agility