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On 1 September 2026, the US House of Representatives voted by 370 yeas and 48 nays to extend the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (#AGOA<\/a><\/a>). All that remains is for President Trump to sign the bill into law to make it effective, as the Senate already passed it<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Roll Call on AGOA Extension Bill (HR6500)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n


Following congressional approval of the AGOA Extension Act, the US-Africa Business Summit 2026 (#UABS2026<\/a><\/a>), to be held in Mauritius in December 2026, will provide an opportune forum to further talks in a bid to bolster trade and investment between Africa and the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Press Statement by Mauritius on AGOA and US-Africa Business Summit 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Around the same time, the US Department of State Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Frank Garcia is conducting a multi-country tour of Africa to gather momentum for a closer US-Africa partnership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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