US-China trade war could hurt Nigerian entrepreneurs: why, and how they should prepare

Posted on Thu 01 May 2025 in Nigeria • Tagged with China, West, US, USA, US-China, trade war, tarrifs, West Africa, Nigerian textiles, Naira, Nigeria Economy

Tolu Olarewaju, Keele University

As China and the United States lock horns in a trade war, slamming tariffs on each other, entrepreneurs in Nigeria are vulnerable to the fallout. In 2024, 27.8% of imports into Nigeria came from China. In the same year, US exports to Nigeria reached US …


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Power vacuum in west Africa’s Sahel: 3 ways China could fill the gap as west exits

Posted on Mon 17 March 2025 in West Africa • Tagged with Sahel, China, West, US, USA, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, USAID, BRICS, ECOWAS

Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi, Lagos State University

With France fast losing its influence in west Africa’s Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill the vacuum?

The Sahel region covers 10 countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, The Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal.

French …


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