US Extends AGOA as Ugandan Trade Advocates Welcome Breakthrough in Washington
The United States’ decision to reauthorise the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through December 2026 has been welcomed by African trade advocates, who see the move as a critical step toward restoring certainty in Africa–U.S. trade relations. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed legislation extending AGOA with retroactive effect
Pope Francis laid to rest in a marble tomb inscribed Franciscus
Around 400,000 mourners packed St. Peter’s Square and the surrounding streets of Rome to pay tribute to Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church since 2013 and was known as a champion of the poor. After a solemn funeral, Pope Francis’s plain wooden coffin, symbolising his humility, was slowly driven
Aid, Trade, Context and Local Solutions: The Post-USAID World
by Christopher Burke Seven weeks after President Donald Trump announced a pause in operations of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to assess programmatic efficiencies and consistency with US foreign policy; Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also acting administrator at USAID, announced 83 percent of the agency’s programmes
