"Senator Coons advocates for US-Africa program extension to 2041, gaining bipartisan support"
Democratic Senator Chris Coons has proposed a 16-year extension for the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a program that provides duty-free access to the U.S. market for eligible African countries. Discussions are underway for the renewal of the program, which is set to expire in 2025. African nations are pushing for a 10-year extension, and President Joe Biden's administration supports the reauthorization but with proposed reforms. In 2022, African exports worth over $10 billion accessed the United States duty-free through AGOA.