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US to suspend South Africa and Rwanda from duty-free trade access

South Africa to lose duty-free access, affecting $1.7bn worth of annual exports, including cars and farm products.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 2, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC

The move comes barely a week after Rwanda's defence ministry was hit with sanctions by the US Treasury.

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