The Trump administration has renewed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a key trade program that allows sub-Saharan African countries to export over 1,800 products to the U.S. duty-free. This extension, announced by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, is retroactive from September 30, 2025, and will last until December 31, 2026. As reported by DW and The News Pakistan, the renewal aims to align with Trump's 'America First' trade policy, seeking to provide more market access for U.S. businesses, farmers, and ranchers. The program, first enacted in 2000, had expired, risking hundreds of thousands of African jobs. The U.S. House initially passed a three-year extension, but the Senate reduced it to one year, highlighting ongoing negotiations within Congress (economictimes, DW).