South Africa braces for job losses as AGOA duty‑free access ends

Rwanda and South Africa will lose their duty‑free access to the U.S. market after being excluded from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade program, a development that analysts say could lead to job losses in South Africa.

At the same time, South Africans are heading to the polls while coping with water shortages and frustration over local services.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining capital, Kolwezi, residents are confronting one of the country’s largest Chinese‑owned mines, accusing the operation of poisoning the environment.