On November 2, 2021, President Biden announced that Guinea, Mali, and Ethiopia will be removed from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) as of January 1, 2022, unless they take necessary actions to meet the statutory eligibility criteria. According to an Office of the United States Trade Representative press release, the Biden Administration is “concerned by the unconstitutional change in governments in both Guinea and Mali, and by the gross violations of internationally recognized human rights being perpetrated by the Government of Ethiopia and other parties amid the widening conflict in northern Ethiopia.” In light of these developments which are in breach of the AGOA, the U.S. cannot continue its trading partnership with these countries. Enacted in 2000, the AGOA enhances U.S. market access for sub-Saharan African countries as long as they remain eligible for the partnership. Eligibility is contingent upon each state establishing or progressing toward establishing a market-based economy, the rule of law, political pluralism, and the right to due process. They must also “eliminate barriers to U.S. trade and investment, enact policies to reduce poverty, combat corruption and protect human rights.”