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Intra-African trade rose by 12.4% to $220.3 billion in 2024 compared with the previous year, according to Afreximbank’s African Trade Report 2025. (Wikimedia Commons)

African Continental Free Trade Area members urged to act faster

Tariff threats from the US and uncertainty over the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act make it imperative to get the AfCFTA going in full force

  • Aarti Bhana
4 min read
US President Donald Trump said this week that the tariff is meant to address the trade imbalance between South Africa and the US. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/picture alliance)

Trump’s tariffs on China will affect South Africa’s growth

As well as the indirect effects of the onslaught against its biggest trading partner, the overall slowdown in the global economy will also be felt locally

  • Aarti Bhana
6 min read