U.S., South Africa confirm: AGOA Forum will be held in Johannesburg

South Africa has been cleared to host the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act Forum in November, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and South Africa’s trade minister announced on Wednesday. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa Ebrahim Patel met with Tai to discuss the 20th U.S.-sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (AGOA Forum), now officially set for Johannesburg in early November. South Africa’s role as host – and even its status as an AGOA beneficiary –...