Africa: Coping With The Trump Shock
Trump ends Africa’s duty-free era, imposing 15–30% tariffs on 22 nations and jeopardizing jobs, exports, and long-standing trade ties.
US tariffs are hitting African exports hard. Now, governments and businesses must devise a Plan B to expand trade and grow their economies.
US President Donald Trump is not an Africa enthusiast; he has mocked Lesotho as a place “nobody has ever heard of ” and has never set foot on the continent.
In July, however, Africans were hopeful that Trump was mellowing. At a summit in Washington with the presidents of five African nations, he announced a shift from “aid to trade” in US efforts to strengthen ties with the continent.
Pivoting US-Africa relations toward trade and investment to foster self-reliance and mutual prosperity and move away from traditional aid dependency was critical, Trump said.
He had already dismantled USAID, the principal US foreign aid agency, leaving a trail of negative social effects on the continent.
Author’s summary: Trump imposes tariffs on Africa, shifting US-Africa ties.
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