For the last seven years in my travels across the African continent, I try to pay attention and listen to what things are troubling some African businesses and traders in retail and exports. AGOA is the one word that keeps coming up with excessive groans. In English and French, small African traders are complaining about it.
Tag: African Growth and Opportunity Act
Africa: Trading With the Enemy
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) masquerades as a boost for Africa’s development, but the reality is that it’s nothing less that a new scramble for Africa, writes Jason Hickel.