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Wakanda free trade forever? Fictional nation removed from U.S. trade list

A scene from Black Panther film, set on a fictional country called Wakanda. [Courtesy]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it removed the fictional country of Wakanda from an online list of nations that have free trade agreements with the United States on Thursday.

The Kingdom of Wakanda is the home of Black Panther, the Marvel superhero, and is portrayed in comic books and the 2018 blockbuster movie as an isolated African nation with the most powerful technology on the planet.

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