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South Africa: Meeks, Shaheen Issue Statement on Trump Admin's Decision to Remove South Africa from AGOA

AllAfrica5 November 2026, 14:01 UTCSouth Africa

[U.S. Congress] Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Trump administration's intent to terminate South Africa from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade program:

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