World Business Report - Trade, not aid, for Africa

As the UK government targets developing nations with new trade measures, we hear from trade minister Douglas Alexander on whether it can prove to be a workable lifeline for African countries affected by western states cutting their international aid budgets.

David Harper speaks to Dr.John Asafu-Adjaye of the African Centre for Economic Transformation in Ghana on how US president Donald Trump's 'trade not aid' policy is being received on the world's second largest continent.

Elsewhere we find out how the price of coffee could rise sharply with The White House's threat to put 50 per cent tariffs on imports from Brazil.

And will recent cyberattacks and power cuts ensure many countries don't turn away from the old fashioned fall back of cash.

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Published on Thursday, 10th July 2025.

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