African Growth & Opportunity Act
The trade policy that allows for African Exports into the U.S
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is an active policy that provides eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the United States' market for over 1,800 products, in addition to the more than 5,000 products that are eligible for duty-free access under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program.
African Growth & Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension act of 2023.
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today (27 Sept 2023) introduced the AGOA Extension Act of 2023, a bill that would extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through September 2045. The AGOA has been key in helping the United States work with sub-Saharan Africa to facilitate trade, reduce poverty, promote democracy and counter China's growing influence in the region.
Export Duty-Free to the United States
Grow your market for African products
Access funding & investment opportunities
Grow your business through competitiveness
To meet AGOA's rigorous eligibility requirements, countries must establish or make continual progress toward establishing a market-based economy, the rule of law, political pluralism, and the right to due process. Additionally, countries must eliminate barriers to U.S. trade and investment, enact policies to reduce poverty, combat corruption and protect human rights.
By providing new market opportunities, AGOA has helped bolster economic growth, promoted economic and political reform, and improved U.S. economic relations in the region.
38 countries are eligible for AGOA benefits in 2020. In 2015, Congress passed legislation modernizing and extending the program to 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Opinion & Analysis
OCT '23
Hope for Africa-US trade ties as bill seeks to extend AGOA by 20 years
OCT '23
The emergence of SME in sub-Saharan Africa
Webinar Q&A
Watch past AGOA Q&A sessions
NEW: AGOA Webinar 6 Q&A - For Q&A go to timestamp: 59:45
United States Strategy toward Sub-Saharan Africa
AUGUST 2022
August 2022
U.S. Strategy toward Sub-Saharan Africa
August 2022
FACTSHEET – U.S. STRATEGY TOWARD SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Important Links
AGOA Resources
AGOA legislation assists the economies of sub-Saharan Africa and improves economic relations between the U.S and the region.
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