# South Africa must prepare for possible loss of US trade benefits, president says

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- Reuters, 2026-10-19 16:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/south-africa-must-prepare-potential-loss-us-trade-benefits-president-says-2026-10-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad63eb175a7df0001b12655

> President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday that South Africa should prepare for possible exclusion from the United States’ duty-free trade initiative, AGOA, as relations between Washington and Pretoria have deteriorated.