US to remove South Africa, Rwanda from AGOA trade benefits

“President Trump found that the governments of Rwanda and South Africa are engaging in practices that are inconsistent ‌with AGOA’s ⁠eligibility criteria,” Greer said in a statement.

AGOA gives eligible African countries duty-free ⁠access to the US market for thousands of products. South Africa has benefited from it ​for years.

AGOA ​beneficiaries are expected ​to adhere to eligibility ‌requirements around maintaining market-based economies and good governance as well as eliminating barriers to U.S. investments and trade, with Washington carrying out regular reviews.

President Donald Trump’s administration has cracked ‌down on South Africa for ​what Trump claims is ​its persecution of ​white people. South Africa’s government says ‌this is a falsehood ​spread by ​fringe groups.

Washington highlighted trade barriers, rule of law and human rights as among issues ​it is ‌deeply concerned about in Rwanda.

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