{"id":55045,"date":"2024-01-07T06:02:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T06:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=55045"},"modified":"2024-01-07T06:02:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T06:02:26","slug":"us-kicks-uganda-out-of-agoa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/us-kicks-uganda-out-of-agoa\/","title":{"rendered":"US kicks Uganda out of AGOA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The United States has officially struck off Uganda and three other African countries as beneficiaries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), effectively ending Kampala\u2019s ability to export certain commodities to the US duty-free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a decree dated December 29, President Joe Biden said he had \u201cdetermined\u201d that the four countries \u201cdo not meet the requirements\u201d necessary to allow them to continue benefiting from the trade deal, effecting his earlier stated plans to delist them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAccordingly, I have decided to terminate the designations of the Central African Republic, Gabon, Niger, and Uganda as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries for purposes of section 506A of the Trade Act, effective January 1, 2024,\u201d read the statement by the US President.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an October 2023 letter to the speaker of the US Congress expressing his intention to remove the four countries from the list of Agoa beneficiaries, Mr Biden said Uganda has \u201cengaged in gross violations of internationally recognised human rights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This came after President Yoweri Museveni assented to the anti-gay law passed by the Ugandan lawmakers, which introduced serious repercussions, including life imprisonment or death, for same-sex relations in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theeastafrican.co.ke\/tea\/business\/us-formally-removes-uganda-from-agoa--4480314\">theeastafrican<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States has officially struck off Uganda and three other African countries as beneficiaries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), effectively ending Kampala\u2019s ability to export certain commodities to the US duty-free. 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