Ethopia: Ethiopia’s bid to rejoin AGOA falls short, again, as US maintains suspension in latest announcement

Factory workers at Hawassa Industrial Park. Photo: Ethiopia Industrial Park Development Corporation

Addis Abeba – Ethiopia’s bid to rejoin the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has once again fell short as the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) maintained Ethiopia in the list of suspended countries in its latest announcement on 21 December.   

The announcement confirmed that the list of African countries eligible for AGOA will remain unchanged for the upcoming fiscal year, preserving the agreement’s…