Donald Trump has new plans for America that might change how African countries work together with the United States. On his first day back as president, he wrote many new rules, which show that he wanted to focus more on America than on helping African countries.
Trump wants America to make lots of energy from oil and gas. He thinks America needs more power right away. Many African countries promised to help stop climate change by signing the Paris Agreement. Trump does not like this agreement and wants America to leave it. This makes things hard for African countries because they worked hard to follow these climate rules.
Trump also wants to strengthen the American dollar. He created new rules about digital money, called cryptocurrency, and believes this will help America stay powerful in world money matters. Other countries, like Russia and China, have already started working together on their own money systems. African countries might want to join these other countries because using American dollars makes things expensive for them.
Trump wants to make other countries pay more money when they buy or sell things to America. He said he would make a new office to collect this extra money from other countries. This means African countries will have to pay more to do business with America. Many people think this idea seems strange because countries usually want to make trading easier, not harder.
These new rules mean every country needs to think about helping itself first. Trump believes everything should be like a business deal. African leaders might need to make their plans to protect their countries. They will have to find new ways to work with other nations that help Africa grow stronger.
Trump wants America to make lots of energy from oil and gas. He thinks America needs more power right away. Many African countries promised to help stop climate change by signing the Paris Agreement. Trump does not like this agreement and wants America to leave it. This makes things hard for African countries because they worked hard to follow these climate rules.
Trump also wants to strengthen the American dollar. He created new rules about digital money, called cryptocurrency, and believes this will help America stay powerful in world money matters. Other countries, like Russia and China, have already started working together on their own money systems. African countries might want to join these other countries because using American dollars makes things expensive for them.
Trump wants to make other countries pay more money when they buy or sell things to America. He said he would make a new office to collect this extra money from other countries. This means African countries will have to pay more to do business with America. Many people think this idea seems strange because countries usually want to make trading easier, not harder.
These new rules mean every country needs to think about helping itself first. Trump believes everything should be like a business deal. African leaders might need to make their plans to protect their countries. They will have to find new ways to work with other nations that help Africa grow stronger.
