US Drop Gambia from trade benefits program
Reporting by Krista Hughes
A road to Gambia’s isolation
The United States will drop South Sudan and Gambia from a duty-free trade program as of Jan. 1, according to a presidential proclamation on Tuesday that said the countries failed to meet the conditions, without specifying them.
But President Barack Obama said Guinea-Bissau would be reinstated to a 14-year-old trade program giving African countries duty-free access to U.S. markets, known as the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
The United States is pushing for United Nations action against South Sudan after fighting between government and rebel forces, which has killed more than 10,000 people.
The United States said in June it would also drop Swaziland from the program.
(Reporting by Krista Hughes; Editing by Richard Chang)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/23/us-usa-africa-trade-idUSKBN0K11RH20141223
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Mr Sillah, the U.S should embark on more program of isolation and travel directives for Gambians high power delegations to the U.S. This is a small step. Thanks for sharing