Former US Secretary of State John Kerry(C) addresses the African Growth and Opportunity Act( AGOA) 4 August 2014 during the US-Africa Summit at the World Bank in Washington, DC.
South Africa and the US will engage in a three-day forum
between Thursday and Saturday, which will set, or even reset, the tone for the
strained working relationship between the two countries this year.
The AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act) forum, which
ends on Saturday, is vital to South Africa's economic growth.
The benefits derived from the trade deal are essential for
development, analysts say.
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