{
  "id": 17915896,
  "title": "South Africa, Rwanda to be excluded from Africa duty-free trade deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/south-africa-rwanda-to-be-excluded-from-africa-duty-free-trade-deal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T04:21:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/south-africa-rwanda-to-be-excluded-from-africa-duty-free-trade-deal/"
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  "summary": "The United States Trade Representative on Monday said Washington would exclude South Africa and Rwanda from a major Africa-US duty-free trade deal, a blow to both economies, over practices “inconsistent” with the deal’s eligibility criteria. “These concerning and pervasive practices include, but are not limited to, barriers that undermine American trade and investment and practices […]",
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        "published": "2026-11-03T01:27:15.000Z"
      },
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      },
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        "published": "2026-11-03T03:00:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "South Africa and Rwanda lose access to U.S.’ AGOA trade pact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/south-africa-and-rwanda-lose-access-to-u-s-agoa-trade-pact",
        "published": "2026-11-03T06:40:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}