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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday introduced his long-anticipated “red hot” tariffs aimed at boosting American manufacturing and penalising nations for what he describes as years of unfair trade practices.
Trump announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports into the U.S., with higher rates imposed on countries with trade surpluses against America.
Some of the highest rates will be levied on smaller countries, with goods from Lesotho facing 50%.
The European Union is facing 20% tariffs, while China is looking at 34%.
Here is the list of the African countries on Trump’s preliminary list:
Lesotho – 50%
Madagascar – 47%
Mauritius – 40%
Botswana – 37%
South Africa 30%
Nigeria – 14%
Kenya – 10%
Ghana – 10%
Ethiopia – 10%
Tanzania – 10%
Uganda – 10%
Senegal – 10%
Liberia – 10%
Although Nigeria and other African nations are not on Trump’s supplementary list, they remain subject to the 10% baseline tariff affecting all imports into the United States.
[TheNation]