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Jan 2025
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What next for US-Africa relations under ...

Bbc World Service
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We look at what a second Donald Trump presidency could mean for Africa, hearing from economists and business owners.

We explore some of the existing trade pacts between the US and Africa, and consider the significance of remittances - the money sent back home by African migrants living overseas.

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

Presented and produced by Michael Kaloki

(Picture: Then President Donald Trump walks with the former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on the White House colonnade as they make their way to the Oval Office, on February 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Credit: Getty Images)

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