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What Trump presidency means for manufacturing in East Africa

US President-elect Donald Trump arrives to attend a rally the day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term in Washington, US on January 19, 2025. 

Photo credit: Reuters

By  BRIAN OKOTH

Donald Trump’s return as US president has ignited discourse on the consequential changes to business around the world. The American relationship with Brics , for example, and the dominance of the petrodollar, emerge as focus areas as his policies take centre stage.

East Africa, with its complex ties to the global economy, is particularly vulnerable to changes arising from this shifting geopolitical landscape.

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