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Trump to escalate global trade tensions with new reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners
By: Reuters 2nd April 2025 US President Donald Trump was poised to impose sweeping new reciprocal tariffs on global trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of... →
Targeted by Trump, South Africa seeks to reset trade relations
By: Bloomberg 28th March 2025 South Africa is working to reset US relations that have been under assault by Donald Trump since his return to the White House. Pretoria is... →
Fruits of decades of AIDS vaccine research harmed by Trump’s withdrawal of US funding
By: Bloomberg 28th March 2025 After decades of failed attempts, scientists were optimistic that a new generation of HIV vaccine candidates would finally succeed — changing the... →
Trump names conservative media critic as US ambassador to South Africa
By: Reuters 27th March 2025 US President Donald Trump has named conservative media critic Leo Brent Bozell III as US ambassador to South Africa, the president said on social... →
US urges South Sudan president to release VP Machar, who is reportedly under house arrest
By: Reuters 27th March 2025 The United States on Thursday called on South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release his rival First Vice President Riek Machar who was reportedly... →
Lamola meets with Rasool after US expulsion, will present report to President 
By: Sashnee Moodley 24th March 2025 Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool has met with International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola, following his expulsion from the US by US... →
Trump aid pull-back prompts talk, not action, from African leaders
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 Leaders across Africa have said US President Donald Trump’s decision to abruptly end billions of dollars of aid to the continent is a wake up call... →
African economies reassess interest-rates path with eye on Trump
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 Central banks in South Africa, Egypt and several other African nations will pronounce on interest rates over the course of the next month and stake... →
