The recent imposition of steep tariffs by US President Donald Trump has sent shockwaves through the global financial system, with African nations among the most affected. Notably, Lesotho faces a 50% tariff on its exports to the US, the highest on the continent. These tariffs are poised to impact businesses and livelihoods across Africa, potentially prompting a shift towards alternative trade partners like China. Concerns are also mounting regarding the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and its role in U.S.-Africa trade relations. 

To delve deeper into these developments and their implications, is Development Economist and socio-economic researcher, Dr. Eddie Mahembe.

The recent imposition of steep tariffs by US President Donald Trump has sent shockwaves through the global financial system, with African nations among the most affected. Notably, Lesotho faces a 50% tariff on its exports to the US, the highest on the continent. These tariffs are poised to impact businesses and livelihoods across Africa, potentially prompting a shift towards alternative trade partners like China. Concerns are also mounting regarding the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and its role in U.S.-Africa trade relations.&nbsp;
To delve deeper into these developments and their implications, is Development Economist and socio-economic researcher, Dr. Eddie Mahembe.

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Economic wrap with Development Economist Dr. Eddie Mahembe

Now to look at some of the stories making headlines in the East Africa region, we speak to Journalist and Team Leader at Grassroot Journalism Kenya, Dennis Beru

Now to look at some of the stories making headlines in the East Africa region, we speak to Journalist and Team Leader at Grassroot Journalism Kenya, Dennis Beru

Team Leader at Grassroot Journalism Kenya, Dennis Beru zooms in some of east Africa's top stories 

Channel Africa hosted the first ever Africa Matters Summit on 25 March in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the summit was to engage and find solutions on critical issues of development in the African continent. This year's focus was on climate change "financing Africa's recovery". Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Khabonina Masango who is a member of the climate team at WWF South Africa…

Channel Africa hosted the first ever Africa Matters Summit on 25 March in Johannesburg, South Africa. The aim of the summit was to engage and find solutions on critical issues of development in the African continent. This year's focus was on climate change "financing Africa's recovery".&nbsp;Tsepiso Makwetla spoke to Khabonina Masango who is a member of the climate team at WWF South Africa&hellip;

Green washing highlighted as part of challenges facing Africa's climate financing landscape 

On The Discourse this morning, we turn our attention to the future of Africa, a new generation of thinkers, artists, researchers, and storytellers is asking an urgent question: What does it mean to imagine African futures through African lenses? The  Africa Foresight Network is hosting the ongoing Origins & Horizons: Weaving from African Futures conference, currently underway in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the centre of the gathering is a powerful question: If we anchor futures thinking in African worldviews, can we transform foresight from a borrowed theoretical exercise into a deeply rooted culture of anticipation? To help us answer that question, Peter Ndoro spoke to Professor Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Ottawa, in Canada

On The Discourse this morning, we turn our attention to the future of Africa, a new generation of thinkers, artists, researchers, and storytellers is asking an urgent question: What does it mean to imagine African futures through African lenses? The &nbsp;Africa Foresight Network is hosting the ongoing Origins &amp; Horizons: Weaving from African Futures conference, currently underway in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the centre of the gathering is a powerful question: If we anchor futures thinking in African worldviews, can we transform foresight from a borrowed theoretical exercise into a deeply rooted culture of anticipation? To help us answer that question, Peter Ndoro spoke to Professor Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Ottawa, in Canada

As Africans, we should not willfully give the speculation about our future to non-Africans:  Professor Suyi Davies Okungbowa prepares for Origins & Horizons: Weaving from African Futures conference 

Economic wrap with Development Economist Dr. Eddie Mahembe

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