UMzantsi Afrika unethemba lokuba uzakuba yinxalenye yamazwe elizwekazi i-Afrika azakuxhamla kwinyathelo lokwandiswa komthetho ovumela amazwe athile elilizwekazi ukuba angahlawuli rhafu kwiimveliso zawo azithengisa eMelika, i-African Growth and Opportunity Act, i-AGOA ngamafuphi. Oku kuza nanjengoko icandelo lendlu yowiso mthetho yaseMelika, i-US House of Representatives, livotele ukuba sandiswe esisivumelwano sorhwebo nebesifikelele esiphelweni kunyaka ophelileyo, ngeminye iminyaka emithathu. Nangona kunjalo, esi isesisigaba sokuqala phambi kokuba lomthetho uyilwayo i-AGOA Extention Act, uphunyezwe ngokusesikweni. Ngoku uzakuqwalaselwa licandelo lalendlu elibizwa i-Senate, nelinomsebenzi wokuphonononga ukulungela kwelizwe ngalinye elixhamla kwesisivumelwano, ukuba yinxalenye ye-AGOA. Ngaphambili, amalungu alendlu awugxeka uMzantsi Afrika, kulandela izityholo zobuxoki zokuba abantu abamhlophe bayacinezelwa kweli, kuquka nomgaqonkqubo welilizwe ojongene nemiba yangaphandle; nathi lamalungu ubangela ukuba uMzantsi Afrika uhlobane neentshaba zeMelika. Ukanti kukho nenkxalabo yokuba uMongameli waseMelika uDonald Trump, ngahle asebenzise amagunya akhe ngokomthetho ukubekela bucala uMzantsi Afrika kwesisivumelwano.