South Africa and Rwanda excluded from AGOA as Kolwezi residents protest mining pollution

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The United States excluded Rwanda and South Africa from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), resulting in the loss of their duty-free market access. Concurrently, residents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's mining capital, Kolwezi, protested against a Chinese-owned mine, alleging environmental pollution. In South Africa, citizens headed to…

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