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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Zeenat Hansrod

Trump's first 100 days: Tariffs war shakes trade and investment in Africa

Dela wa Monga, an artisanal miner, holds a cobalt stone at the Shabara mine near Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo. © AFP/Junior Kannah

During the first 100 days of his second term in office, US President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders that have unsettled the commodities market and prompted investors to hold off from making new investments in African economies.

In the last three months, Trump has presented the world with “a ding-dong of measures and counter-measures," as Nigerian finance analyst Gbolahan Olojede put it.

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