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President Obama will use the Global Entrepreneurship summit to champion American legislation that benefits businesses in Africa. The recently renewed ‘African Growth and Opportunity Act’, known as ‘AGOA’, allows African companies to export items duty free to the USA. CCTV’s  reporters have been across the continent to see what difference it’s making. Dan Ashby met one entrepreneur in Tanzania who started out sewing dresses with her neighbours, and now her products are sold in department stores around the world