RENEWAL OF AGOA: THE CONGOLESE GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES ECONOMIC OPERATORS TO SEIZE THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
This is good news for Sub-Saharan African countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo, American President Donald Trump signed and promulgated this Thursday, September 3, 2026, the law extending AGOA [African Growth and Opportunity Act] until December 31, 2028; law adopted by the Senate in early August 2026, then validated by the House of Representatives on September 1.
In response, the Congolese Government, through the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, congratulates the Trump administration for the renewal of AGOA, a law which allows Sub-Saharan African countries to export their products to the United States of America without payment of customs duties.
The Government strongly encourages economic operators to seize this business opportunity, because the DRC has actively advocated with the Department of Commerce of the United States of America throughout the AGOA renewal process, and to contact the Ministry of Foreign Trade via the National Agency for the Promotion of Exports-ANAPEX on +24397116618, +243825500760, info@anapex.cd
