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The United States has excluded South Africa and Rwanda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act, ending their duty-free access to the U.S. market under the program. South African exporters face possible job losses and squeezed margins, while economists cited by France 24 cautioned that wider fallout may be limited.
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U.S. importers and consumers may face changes in the cost or sourcing of affected goods, while exporters and workers in South Africa and Rwanda lose preferential access to the U.S. market. The articles do not quantify effects on U.S. prices or jobs.