African manufacturers warn short-term AGOA extension offers a brief respite

Manufacturers and governments across Africa warn that President Donald Trump’s one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act offers just temporary respite.

AGOA provides duty-free access to the United States market for almost 2,000 products from eligible sub-Saharan countries.

A cornerstone of US-Africa trade relations for 25 years, it has permitted the US to buy billions of dollars of duty-free cars, clothes, and other…