Africanews
Story by Anne Sandager
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U.S President Trump has put new tariffs on twenty African countries set to begin in seven days – see how your country is affected in the full list below.
Trump signed the sweeping executive order on Thursday, the day before the end of a months-long pause on the first round of tariffs announced on April 2nd.
List of African countries with tariff rates over 10% after Trump signed a new executive order July 31. Credit: Anne Sandager, Africanews
African countries not on the list will maintain the 10% baseline tariff that the White House announced in April.
Algeria, Libya and South Africa round off the top three African countries with the highest U.S tariff rates after Thursday’s announcement.
Ties between Washington and Pretoria have experienced severe strains in recent months after Trump accused South Africa of discriminating against its white minority. A claim that has been repeatedly denied by SA President Ramaphosa.