Vol 66 No 18 |
- JAPAN
- AFRICA
Tokyo-Washington ties were weaker under Ishiba than they had been under his predecessor Shinzo Abe who as a golf-playing conservative and nationalist proved more adept at courting President Donald Trump...
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Vol 66 No 18 |
- SOUTH SUDAN
Despite facing sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine Moscow is formalising diplomatic relations and seeking to open an embassy – just as US President Donald Trump threatens to close the American mission (AC Vol 66 No 11 Salva's man to overturn US visa ban)...
In April US President Donald J Trump threatened 50% tariffs against Lesotho which produces jeans for the US market...
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Vol 66 No 18 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
In reality the decision may be more about persuading United States President Donald Trump to attend the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg on 22-23 November...
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The 21 August framework agreement between the US and the EU which sets out the deal on tariffs and other trade matters agreed by US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promises ‘additional flexibilities' for American firms under CBAM without spelling out the detail...
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A three-hour meeting in Zurich between Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) commander General Abdel Fattah al Burhan and United States President Donald Trump's Senior Africa Advisor Massad Boulos on 11 August was the first sign of serious movement in Sudan peace negotiations for a year...
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Kenya is seeking to offset the impact of new US tariffs set at 10% in its case imposed by President Donald Trump...
It coincided with Trade Minister Parks Tau's efforts to renegotiate a 30% tariff imposed on South African exports by United States President Donald Trump's administration (AC Vol 66 No 16 Tariff calamity deepens rift with Washington)...
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Uganda's agreement to accept deported migrants from the United States as long as they don't have criminal records and are not unaccompanied minors is the latest success in President Donald Trump's efforts to persuade African states to accept third-country deportees...
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Kenya has signalled its intentions to kickstart talks with United States President Donald Trump's administration on a trade deal by signing a US$2...
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