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EXPLAINER: Kenya stares at thousands of job losses if AGOA is not extended

Some 32 African countries waiting for news on AGOA extension from Washington DC

by GEOFFREY MOSOKU

News30 September 2025 - 20:58

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Thousands of Kenyan workers will lose their jobs if the US President Donald Trump's administration fails to renew a 25-year-old trade pact with African countries.

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