Prosper Africa Co-ordinator British Robinson participated in the AGOA Forum, where it was agreed that the Act should be renewed, and the draft reauthorisation was made public, but there are still discussions about what form it will take. The trade ministers of African countries who participate in AGOA called for an extension of at least a decade for all the countries that are currently benefiting in order to preserve value chains and support the continent’s efforts to industrialize.

All Africa’s Juanita Williams sat down with newly appointed Prosper Africa Co-ordinator British Robinson after the AGOA Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, to hear how this initiative fits into the work of AGOA.

Source: All Africa