African countries have gained an extra week to renegotiate trade terms with Washington, with new US tariffs – including steep hikes for South Africa and Algeria – now due to take effect on 7 August. The latest executive order signed by President Trump introduces a flat 15 percent tariff on most African exports to the United States, replacing a patchwork of earlier rates.
Most African countries will be hit with 15 percent tariffs, including Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Uganda and Botswana.
