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Vol 66 No 10 |

UNITED STATES
TRADE
AFRICA

Goldman Sachs advises African leaders on dealing with Trump

6th May 2025

The top investment bank is briefing South Africa on how to structure an offer to Washington

Goldman Sachs has positioned itself as the trade whisperer to United States President Donald J Trump, holding talks with several African leaders, including South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa...

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Vol 66 No 9 |

Global trade chaos undermines Africa’s prospects

2nd May 2025

US tariffs are disrupting trade routes, cutting into financial reserves and posing a threat to growth across the continent

Along with much of the rest of the world, the economic prospects for Africa have taken a serious hit due to the trade war launched by the United...

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Vol 66 No 9 |

AFRICA
OECD
AID

Western aid spending heads towards the cliff-edge as US cuts bite

22nd April 2025

The OECD is warning that assistance to poorest nations must be protected to avoid ‘dramatic’ impacts

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says that aid to struggling sub-Saharan African countries should be ringfenced amid the deep spending cuts threatened by the...

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Vol 66 No 8 |

‘Panicked by the far right’, Brussels spends billions on migration control in West Africa

9th April 2025

Confidential document reveals plan to channel funds to Sahel juntas where civilian deaths from jihadist attacks have more than doubled since 2020

After spending over €8 billion on cash for migration controls with authoritarian regimes in North Africa in 2024, the European Commission is focusing on similar deals – but...

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Vol 66 No 8 |

UNITED STATES
AFRICA

Legal battles loom over Trump’s Africa tariffs

7th April 2025

Some officials insist the AGOA trade preference scheme will take precedence over the President’s executive order until September

Confusion reigns as officials and companies seek clarity on the timetable for the swingeing ‘reciprocal’ tariffs imposed on exports to the United States by President Donald Trump on...

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Vol 66 No 7 |

UNITED STATES
AFRICA

The Trump tariffs on 2 April will call time on the AGOA free trade bill

31st March 2025

Loss of trade concessions will marginalise the US as a market for many African exporters

The round of tariffs due to be imposed by the United States across the world on 2 April signals the end of the African Growth and Opportunity Act...

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Vol 66 No 5 |

AFRICA
AID

Western aid cuts reshape the geopolitical landscape

7th March 2025

As western countries slash aid budgets, China, Turkey and the Gulf States step up the competition for soft power and commercial advantage

The 90-day freeze on almost all United States aid imposed on 20 January by President Donald Trump, together with swingeing cuts in assistance by other rich western economies,...

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Vol 66 No 5 |

UNITED STATES
AFRICA

AGOA no longer?

25th February 2025

Washington has shifted focus, leaving 33 African states uncertain about future trade prospects but creating an opportunity for China

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which offers tariff and quota-free United States trade for 33 African states, looks set to follow the United States Agency for...

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Vol 66 No 4 |

AFRICA
MINING

Gold is booming amid the geopolitical chaos

21st February 2025

Political and economic risks are holding back countries hoping to benefit from a critical minerals boom

Africa’s gold miners, great and small, are reaping benefits from the mounting geopolitical chaos. The gold price, which surged 20% in 2024 due to escalating political risks, has...

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Vol 66 No 3 |

UNITED STATES
AFRICA

Washington lobbyists win African clients as Trump consolidates power

30th January 2025

Scrambling for influence, governments are hiring start-ups and established Republican lobbyists

Amid uncertainty about aid and security policies, a flurry of lobbying contracts with foreign governments, many of them African, have been filed under the US State Department’s Foreign...

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