{"id":351769,"date":"2023-11-03T17:06:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T15:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=351769"},"modified":"2023-11-03T17:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T15:06:31","slug":"us-and-african-leaders-explore-trade-enhancement-opportunities-at-2023-agoa-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=351769","title":{"rendered":"US and African leaders explore trade enhancement opportunities at 2023 AGOA Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Minister of Labour, Industrialisation, and Trade, Lucia Iipumbu, is currently in Johannesburg, South Africa, attending the 2023 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary goal of the 2023 AGOA Forum is to enhance and deepen trade and investment relationships between the United States of America (USA) and Sub-Saharan Africa. The two-day forum, which began on Thursday, November 2nd, saw the US Government removing Uganda, the Central African Republic, Niger, and Gabon from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) due to violations of human rights and not making progress towards democratic rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, the remaining AGOA member countries gathered at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg to deliberate on the strategic significance and impact of AGOA.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-274x183.jpg 274w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-80x54.jpg 80w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-130x87.jpg 130w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-359x240.jpg 359w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-546x365.jpg 546w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-165x109.jpg 165w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-112x75.jpg 112w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-179x120.jpg 179w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-170x113.jpg 170w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-81x55.jpg 81w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-765x510.jpg 765w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-285x190.jpg 285w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/398717276_756061966559606_6118648983400772917_n.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PICTURED: Scenes from the AGOA Forum. Photo: South African Government.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the USA&#8217;s Department of State, expressed the USA&#8217;s eagerness for a constructive dialogue with African governments, the private sector, trade unions, and civil society concerning AGOA. He revealed that USA is being represented by a senior US Government Delegation at the Forum. This delegation includes the Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Don Graves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Forum, Graves emphasized that the Biden-Harris Administration recognizes the importance of the US-Africa partnership. He said that both Americans and Africans are seeking increased economic opportunities and prosperity. He maintained that this can be achieved by fostering trade, investment, and commercial connections between businesses in the two nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I believe that the U.S.-Africa commercial relationship is at a tipping point with the potential to meaningfully drive Africa&#8217;s sustainable growth and shape a more inclusive global economy for years to come. In my conversations with African government and business leaders, they repeatedly tell me that they view U.S. businesses as partners of choice. U.S. businesses offer superior technology, quality equipment and services, a track record of developing local talent and promoting innovation, and the ability to leverage transparent and innovative commercial financing,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graves further stressed that President Joe Biden regards the US-Africa partnership as essential for addressing major global challenges such as the climate crisis, food insecurity, and the erosion of democracy.<br>President Biden also highlighted this the day before the forum started, and shared his strong support for the reauthorization of the AGOA, which expires in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;AGOA is facilitating private-sector-led economic growth across sub-Saharan Africa by increasing the competitiveness of African products, diversifying African exports, and enabling the creation of tens of thousands of new, quality jobs in Africa. 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