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Trump's tariff impact on Africa and the ambiguous role of African agency

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  • Dirk Kohnert

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The current debate on Trump’s tariffs focuses on the big global players and competitors of the USA. Africa plays virtually no role in international scholarly perceptions of the impact of US protective tariffs on imported steel, aluminium and cars. Nevertheless, there are such effects and these are more than peanuts, as will be shown in this Briefing.

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  • Dirk Kohnert, 2018. "Trump's tariff impact on Africa and the ambiguous role of African agency," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(157), pages 451-466, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:45:y:2018:i:157:p:451-466
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2018.1500362
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    1. Kohnert, Dirk, 2025. "Seeding Growth: Unlocking the Potential of Agricultural Commodity Exchanges in Sub-Saharan Africa," MPRA Paper 125200, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Kohnert, Dirk, 2025. "L'aide en recul: L'impact des réductions de l'aide américaine et européenne sur l'Afrique subsaharienne [Aid in Retreat: Impact of US and European Aid Cuts on Sub-Saharan Africa]," MPRA Paper 124656, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Kohnert, Dirk, 2025. "Impact of Trump 2.0 on Sub-Saharan Africa," MPRA Paper 123754, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Kohnert, Dirk, 2025. "How Elon Musk's expanding footprint is shaping the future of sub-Saharan Africa," MPRA Paper 124163, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Kohnert, Dirk, 2025. "Impact de Trump 2.0 sur l'Afrique subsaharienne [Impact of Trump 2.0 on Sub-Saharan Africa]," MPRA Paper 123736, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Kohnert, Dirk, 2025. "Chemins périlleux : la migration dangereuse des Éthiopiens vers l'Afrique du Sud [Perilous Pathways: The Dangerous Migration of Ethiopians to South Africa]," MPRA Paper 124938, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    7. Kohnert, Dirk, 2025. "Comment l'expansion d'Elon Musk façonne l'avenir de l'Afrique subsaharienne [How Elon Musk's expanding footprint is shaping the future of sub-Saharan Africa]," MPRA Paper 124161, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. Kohnert, Dirk, 2025. "Semer la croissance: Libérer le potentiel des bourses de produits agricoles en Afrique subsaharienne [Seeding Growth: Unlocking the Potential of Agricultural Commodity Exchanges in Sub-Saharan Afri," MPRA Paper 125237, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    9. Kohnert, Dirk, 2025. "Aid in retreat: The Impact of US and European Aid Cuts on Sub-Saharan Africa," MPRA Paper 124485, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    10. Kohnert, Dirk, 2025. "Perilous Pathways: The Dangerous Migration of Ethiopians to South Africa," MPRA Paper 124926, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    11. Adesola Ibironke, 2021. "Africa’s Trade with China and US: Has COVID-19 Changed the Trends of Trade?," Journal of Economic Impact, Science Impact Publishers, vol. 3(2), pages 55-66.

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    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
    • F52 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - National Security; Economic Nationalism
    • F6 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
    • N67 - Economic History - - Manufacturing and Construction - - - Africa; Oceania
    • N77 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Africa; Oceania
    • P16 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Capitalist Institutions; Welfare State
    • P52 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies
    • Z1 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics

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