Biden has announced plans to end the beneficiary designations of four African countries from AGOA
US President Joe Biden has informed Congress of his intention to terminate the beneficiary designations of four African countries from the
The Act empowers the United States President to designate the eligibility of countries based on a number of criteria, including those making moves towards establishing market-based economies, the rule of law, and upholding human rights and that do not engage in activities that undermine US national security and foreign policy interests.
He raises similar issues in relation to Niger and Gabon which recently experienced unconstitutional changes in government. Biden says that despite intensive engagement with the four countries, they had failed to address US concerns about their non-compliance with the AGOA eligibility criteria. As a result, their participation in the programme will cease on January 1st.
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