Africa mulls continental trade proposal with Trump

US President Donald Trump meets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House on May 21, 2025. 

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The African Union (AU) says it intends to present a united proposal for trade with the US under President Donald Trump, who prefers to engage bilaterally with countries.

And experts have welcomed the move by Africa, seeing it as a first step to an integrated continental approach on Trump’s tariffs ahead of the expiry of a 90-day freeze, initially set for July 9, 2025.