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Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala, US Lawmakers Excited As Donald Trump Signs Bill for Two-Year Extension of AGOA

Jason Smith welcomed the extension and described AGOA as important to U.S.-Africa trade and strategic interests.

Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala, US Lawmakers Excited As Donald Trump Signs Bill for Two-Year Extension of AGOA
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This article1 analysis · Sep 28, 2026
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President Donald Trump signed a two-year extension of AGOA, which had expired in 2025. Representatives Jason Smith and Terri Sewell welcomed the extension, which the article says will continue trade preferences for eligible African countries through 2028.

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Representative who introduced the AGOA Extension Act and welcomed its signing.

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President who signed the AGOA extension into law.

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Representative who championed and praised the AGOA extension.

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Jamieson Greer
R · United States Trade Representative

U.S. Trade Representative quoted as being open to different treatment for South Africa.

ALSO MENTIONED  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, World Trade Organization director-general who welcomed the extension.

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