U.S. tariffs have not yet affected consumer spending in the Maghreb, but as the tariffs are sending shockwaves through global trade—North Africa is not insulated. With Washington ramping up protectionist measures, the Maghreb is also exposed. Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia face rising import costs and supply chain instability. For a region still developing its manufacturing base, these shifts threaten to derail industrial policy and squeeze consumers.
But this also offers an opening for China, which has been deepening its economic presence across the Maghreb, offering infrastructure, financing, and trade partnerships, prompting the region to rethink its traditional economic alignments.
This analysis by Arezki Daoud explores how global tariff policies may be reshaping trade patterns in the region, pressuring local economies, and pushing North African countries toward a new—and potentially irreversible—strategic reorientation.
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