Washington excludes South Africa and Rwanda from US duty-free trade deal

Home Africa To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: South Africa rejected from AGOA © agencies 02:13 Issued on: 04/11/2026 - 11:15Modified: 04/11/2026 - 11:28 South African and Rwandan exporters are weighing potential job losses and squeezed margins after Washington decided to exclude them from the AGOA program, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, ending the countries' duty-free access to the US market. Economists warned against "alarmist" reactions to the exclusion and argue the broader economic fallout will likely be limited. Keywords for this article Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa