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  "id": 18108368,
  "title": "Washington excludes South Africa and Rwanda from US duty-free trade deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/washington-excludes-south-africa-and-rwanda-from-us-duty-free-trade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T10:15:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261104-washington-excludes-south-africa-and-rwanda-from-us-duty-free-trade-deal"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South African and Rwandan exporters are weighing potential job losses and squeezed margins after Washington decided to exclude them from the AGOA program, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, ending the countries' duty-free access to the US market. Economists warned against \"alarmist\" reactions to the exclusion and argue the broader economic fallout will likely be limited.",
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      },
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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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