The US authorizes a short extension to a longstanding African trade agreement. Here’s what to know
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has extended a 26-year-old free-trade agreement with African countries that was left in doubt last year when his administration allowed it to expire while enforcing his policy of reciprocal tariffs . Trump on Tuesday signed into law an extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative. But the extension is short-term, lasting only until Dec. 31. The trade
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