Africa: Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on the African Growth and Opportunity Act Eligibility Review

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President Biden decided to reinstate African Growth and Opportunity Act trade preference program benefits for one country, Mauritania, and to terminate benefits for four countries – Gabon, Niger, the Central African Republic, and Uganda – effective January 1, 2024.

“Recognizing progress made by Mauritania in recent years, we know that there is more hard work to be done,” . “Mauritania’s continued partnership with, support for, and empowerment of labor, civil, and human rights organizations will be key to its success. Using the tools provided by the AGOA program, we will closely monitor Mauritania’s progress, in effectively and decisively protecting internationally recognized worker rights, particularly eradicating the scourge of hereditary slavery.

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