'Liberation Day': Breakdown of US Tariffs on African Countries
09:59 03.04.2025 (Updated: 11:25 03.04.2025)
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A large number of African countries have been hit by US reciprocal tariffs announced on Wednesday, ranging from a low of 10% to a high of 50%.
US President Donald Trump announced the imposition of new so-called reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, describing the move as a "Liberation Day." A total of 51 African countries were included in the list.
The United States will impose a 10% tariff on all imports starting on Saturday, with higher tariffs for countries with which the US has the largest trade deficits taking effect next Wednesday, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.
The list of affected countries includes the following African states:
Lesotho: 50%
Madagascar: 47%
Mauritius: 40%
Botswana: 37%
Angola: 32%
Libya: 31%
South Africa, Algeria: 30%
Tunisia: 28%
Namibia, Cote d'Ivoire: 21%
Zimbabwe: 18%
Malawi, Zambia: 17%
Mozambique: 16%
Nigeria: 14%
Equatorial Guinea, Chad: 13%
Cameroon, DRC: 11%
Benin, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Congo, Comoros, Egypt, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda: 10%.
