After 25 years, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)—the landmark policy on U.S.-Africa trade—expired on Sept. 30, 2025. To encourage investment and trade diversification, AGOA accorded 32 sub-Saharan African countries privileged access to U.S. markets by eliminating export tariffs on more than 1,800 products. Although congressional legislation to extend the program has passed in the House, it must still clear the Senate and be signed into law amid continued debates over the federal