{"id":53786,"date":"2023-10-31T13:52:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=53786"},"modified":"2023-10-31T13:52:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:52:26","slug":"u-s-to-evict-gabon-niger-others-from-agoa-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/u-s-to-evict-gabon-niger-others-from-agoa-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. to evict Gabon, Niger, others from AGOA programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Washington, Oct. 31, 2023: U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he intends to end the participation of Gabon, Niger, Uganda, and the Central African Republic in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biden said he was taking the step because of \u201cgross violations\u201d of internationally recognised human rights by the Central African Republic and Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also cited Niger and Gabon\u2019s failure to establish or make continual progress toward the protection of political pluralism and the rule of law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn spite of the intensive engagement between the United States and the Central African Republic, Gabon, Niger, and Uganda, these countries have failed to address United States\u2019 concerns about their non-compliance with the AGOA eligibility criteria,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a letter to the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Biden added that he intends to terminate the designation of the aforementioned countries as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries under the AGOA, effective Jan. 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said he will continue to assess whether they meet the program\u2019s eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launched in 2000, AGOA grants exports from qualifying countries duty-free access to the U.S. market. 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