CDF Gen.Muhoozi ‘Requests’ President Trump to  reinstate Uganda in AGOA , remove tariffs

The Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has requested the President of United States of America (USA) to reinstate the country in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) and also remove tarrifs.

In his posts on X formerly known as twitter , Muhoozi said ; ‘’Afande Donald Trump. I request you sir, to remove any tariffs on Uganda and reinstate us to AGOA. Thank you’’.

In what has been described as one of the most disruptive moments in trade history, U.S. President Donald Trump on April 02 unleashed sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports in his country.

Trump unveiled a 10% across-the-board tariff on all imports, alongside targeted tariffs of 34% on Chinese goods, 20% on European products, 24% on Japan, and 10% on the UK.

In Africa, the move appears to signal the end of the AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act) trade deal that was supposed to help African economies develop through preferential access to U.S. markets, trade experts said, according to a Reuters report.

U.S. imports from AGOA beneficiaries peaked in 2008 at $82 billion and had fallen to $29.1 billion in 2024, according to the AGOA website.