Episode 270: Biden Gives Africa's Dictators the Boot

Today, Les, Jess, Jamil and Morgan discuss the Biden Administration giving Uganda, Gabon, Niger, and the Central African Republic the boot from a special US-Africa trade program - the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) - due to Niger and Gabon’s dictatorial takeovers and CAR and Uganda’s violations of human rights.  AGOA is set to expire in 2025, and the geopolitical landscape both across Africa and in the U.S. is much different than when AGOA first passed in 2000.

What does the future of AGOA and U.S.-Africa trade look like? What's our assessment of how President Biden and Congress is doing when it comes to Africa policies and programs? How can the Biden Administration reimagine U.S.-Africa relations?

Hear our experts debate these issues and more in 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines! 

Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion: 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67236251

https://www.csis.org/analysis/beyond-2025-future-african-growth-and-opportunity-act

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/us/politics/niger-coup-biden-declaration.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/10/26/pepfar-funding-delays-hiv-abortion/

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@jamil_n_jaffer 

@lestermunson

@morganlroach

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