South Africa has no immediate plans to retaliate against the United States over tariffs announced by President Donald Trump this week and will instead seek to negotiate exemptions and quota agreements,

Considered the cornerstone of US-Africa economic relations, the aim was to help industrialise the continent, create employment and lift dozens of countries out of poverty. It was based on a philosophy of replacing aid with trade.

White separatists from Orania in South Africa have reached out to Donald Trump for assistance in achieving autonomy. They emphasize that they aim to preserve Afrikaner culture rather than promote racism.