Africa favours China as US relationship deteriorates due to disturbing pattern that 'inflicts harm but expects loyalty', analysts say The United States is losing ground to China for influence in ...

Total trade between China and Africa was worth $296bn in 2024. Yet the value of what China exported west ($179bn) was much higher than what Africa sent east ($117bn). This year, partly as a result of ...

By Itumeleng MakgetlaSouth Africa faces a tough choice between appeasement, alignment, and long-term economic independence as ...

South Africa vows to expand its trade portfolio to create more balance and tackle a growing trade deficit which heavily ...

Chinese customs will implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to China in a bid to use ...

South African central bank chief Lesetja Kganyago flagged that dollar depreciation because of US tariffs and deflation in ...

As Western markets turn hostile towards Chinese electric vehicles, BYD – the world’s largest EV maker – is investing heavily ...

Experts said the proposed additional tariffs are sending ripples through Africa's trade and policy circles, raising concerns ...

President Trump has placed a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning on August 1, in line with tariffs on steel and aluminum ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's new Africa strategy shifts from aid to trade under a "commercial diplomacy" push, urging ...

President Donald Trump has threatened 10% tariffs on BRICS members—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—for ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) -China will negotiate and sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with, it said, a move that could ...