Renewed efforts to remove South Africa from Agoa

Republican congressman James E Risch criticised US administration for not penalising South Africa by changing the venue for the Agoa summit

05 November 2023 - 00:03
By Amanda Khoza

South Africa's hopes for renewing a lucrative trade deal with the US are facing renewed headwinds from conservative legislators in Washington DC, with one congressman raising Pretoria's relations with Hamas in the Israel-Palestine conflict as a new obstacle to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa).

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