NordafricaDonald Trump's protectionist measures are hitting Africa hard. Lesotho is the most severely taxed country, with a rate of 50%. Madagascar and Mauritius are next, with taxes of 47% and 40% respectively. South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Libya, Algeria and Côte d'Ivoire also face important taxes. Pretoria is urgently trying to negotiate a new free trade agreement with Washington. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent in South Africa, Tom Canetti.<a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Americas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americas</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Lesotho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lesotho</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a><br><a href="https://www.france24.com/en/video/20250404-trump-slaps-tariffs-on-africa-50-on-lesotho-30-on-south-africa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump's tariff plan: what impact on African countries?</a>