United States Senator John Kennedy has introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act Agoa Extension and Bilateral Engagement Act, known as Agoa 2.0, to renew the trade programme for two years.
But South Africa has been targeted for exclusion from Agoa 2.0 due to its alignments with US adversaries.
The Bill was introduced to the US Senate on September 30, shortly after Agoa lapsed, impacting duty-free access for 32 eligible sub-Saharan African nations and disrupting billions in exports reliant on South African logistics corridors.