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Kenya: Trade CS Kinyanjui Backs US Move to Extend AGOA

2026-01-14 14:46:40
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Investment, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui has welcomed a decision by the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a bill extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by three years. Source
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Uganda: Uganda - Government Suspends Civic Groups Ahead of Elections

2026-01-14 14:45:13
[HRW] On January 12, 2026, days before Uganda's national elections on January 15, the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations ordered at least 10 nongovernmental organizations to immediately cease their operations indefinitely. The suspended organizations include human rights, media, and election monitoring organizations. Source
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Africa: World Bank Says Agoa Expiry Is a Major Threat to African Exports

2026-01-14 13:44:05
[Liberian Observer] The World Bank has cautioned that the expiration of the United States' African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in late 2025 poses a serious threat to African exports, warning that the loss of preferential access to the U.S. market could undermine economic growth in several Sub-Saharan African countries at a time when the region's recovery remains fragile. Source
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Liberia: More Than Half of Arrest Agenda Programs Inactive

2026-01-14 13:42:01
[Liberian Observer] Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has raised serious concerns over the slow pace of Liberia's national development agenda, revealing that more than half of the Government's ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) interventions remain inactive or lack sufficient data for verification. Source
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Nigeria: Drug War - U.S. Agency Pledges Support for NDLEA

2026-01-14 12:09:32
[Leadership] A delegation of senior officials of the United States Africa Command has visited the chairman/chief executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig-Gen. Mohamed Marwa (rtd) and commended the existing relationship between the two organisations. Source