Africa: Africa Braces for Economic Hit As Trump’s Tariffs End U.S. Trade Perks: [RFI] The stiff new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump are shaking up trade ties between the United States and several African nations – many of whom have had preferential agreements with Washington for decades. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: U.S. Africa Command 2025 Posture Statement to Senate Armed Services Committee: [Africom] Washington D.C. — U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael E. Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Command, testified yesterday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, delivering the command’s 2025 posture statement and highlighting the strategic importance of the African continent. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Why Was South Africa’s Ambassador to the U.S. Expelled? a View of the Ebrahim Rasool Affair: [The Conversation Africa] In a rare move, the Trump administration expelled Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, in mid-March 2025. In a post on X, US secretary of state Marco Rubio accused Rasool of hating the US and President Donald Trump, and said the ambassador was “no longer welcome in our great country”. The expulsion came after comments Rasool had made during a webinar organised by a South African think-tank, the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Studies. Rasool had said he thought that Trump was – AllAfrica News: Africa
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