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  "title": "US to remove South Africa, Rwanda from AGOA Trade Programme in 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/us-to-remove-south-africa-rwanda-from-agoa-trade-programme-in-2027",
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  "published": "2026-11-03T10:29:20.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/africa/us-rwanda-south-africa-agoa/2026/"
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  "summary": "By Rebecca Ampah The United States has announced plans to remove South Africa and Rwanda from its African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) preferential trade programme, effective January 1, 2027. US President Donald Trump has notified Congress of his intention to terminate the two countries’ eligibility under the programme, which allows qualifying African countries to […]",
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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."
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