US slaps 30% tariff on South Africa

from Focus on Africa · host BBC World Service

US President Donald Trump announced recently that he would impose a new 30% tariff on imports from South Africa. They kick in next month. What effect will this have on the nation?The United Nations Refugee Agency says the insurgency in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province is intensifying – and spreadingAnd we meet one of Cameroon's first scientific diving marine scientists. Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Tom Kavanagh and Nyasha Michelle in London.Charles Gitonga in Nairobi. Technical Producer: Pat Sissons Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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