Nigeria and seven other African countries risk losing wider access to the American market as the United States moves to slap a 12.5 per cent tariff on their exports over alleged failure to curb forced labour in supply chains.

Trump’s latest trade proposal could hit exports from eight African countries with new tariffs, marking a new phase in Washington’s effort to tie market access to labour standards…

Trump’s latest trade proposal could hit exports from seven African countries with new tariffs, marking a new phase in Washington’s effort to tie market access to labour standards…