Policy · ImaammataSeptember 3, 2026
2028

Congress votes to extend AGOA to 2028, and Ethiopia is still not in it

Koongirasiin AGOA hanga 2028'tti dheeresse; Itoophiyaan keessa hin jirtu

Container cranes at the port of Djibouti at dusk
Skilla1st · CC BY-SA 4.0

The container terminal at Djibouti, the port most Ethiopian trade passes through.

ByThe Ensight deskCompiled from the sources named · 1 min read

Posted 28 Nehase 2018 E.C. · 11:00 EAT (5:00 Ethiopian time) · Published by Ensight (Mo Creatives) · Photograph Skilla1st · CC BY-SA 4.0

The United States Congress passed an extension of the African trade preference program to 31 December 2028. Ethiopia was terminated from it on 1 January 2022 and remains ineligible; a public hearing was held in July and no reinstatement has been announced. Industrial parks exported US$266.9 million last year, up 115%, without duty-free access to the American market.

Source: United States Congress; USTR

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