How Can African Countries Participate in U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chains?
First, with respect totransition minerals supplies and battery manufacturing, there are twenty mineral producing countries in Africa for which the sector accounts for at least 25 percent of exports. For many of these countries, mineral-based development has been a long-standing economic strategy. Indeed, mineral-based development strategies are commonly reflected across pan-African institutions as well. There is significant potential for American companies to source processed transition minerals from African producers in these countries to achieve U.S. strategic objectives of diversifying its sources of mineral supplies. Specifically, the thirty-five countries that already have duty-free access to the U.S. market through the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) could include suppliers of transition minerals that have undergone some processing and refining, provided that both the U.S. and African sides support certain policy enablers and regulations. These enablers have precedence, and can be achieved through regulations designed by the Departments of Treasury and Energy, as well as by using AGOA as the basis for negotiating a Critical Minerals Agreement, similar to that which exists for Japan.
https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/10/02/how-can-african-countries-participate-in-u.s.-clean-energy-supply-chains-pub-90673US removes Uganda from Agoa trade deal
**Uganda is no longer a beneficiary of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), after the United States struck the country off at the end of December. **
The United States also removed three other African countries, the Central African Republic, **on, and Niger, from Agoa, effective from January 1.
The decree by US President Joe Biden on December 29 will effectively end Kampala's ability to export certain commodities to the US without added tax.
It could have a serious impact on the Ugandan economy, which has significantly benefited from the programme since its establishment in 2000.
https://www.africanews.com/2024/01/03/us-removes-uganda-from-agoa-trade-deal//
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