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  • Afreximbank banks on intra-African trade
  • One man’s meat… Africa’s trade boon from Iran war fallout
  • African Trade: Bringing AfCFTA Closer to Local Businesses {Business Africa}

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

Afreximbank banks on intra-African trade

Geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism and shifting global trade patterns are making regional integration increasingly important.

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

One man’s meat… Africa’s trade boon from Iran war fallout

Disruptions to global shipping routes are reinforcing calls to deepen regional trade and reduce Africa’s reliance on volatile external markets.

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africanews.com /1 month ago

African Trade: Bringing AfCFTA Closer to Local Businesses {Business Africa}

Access to finance also remains a critical obstacle. To address this, the ITC has partnered with Equity Group to expand trade finance for priority sectors while providing entreprene...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Innovatively expanding infrastructure to accommodate diverse value chains likely to boost ...

Uganda, in 2015, worked with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build roads in the eastern DRC, which enabled goods manufactured in Uganda to be exported to this region, ben...

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joc.com /3 weeks ago

Carriers, forwarders pile in to Africa trade as demand surges

But the growth is overwhelming the port and inland logistics infrastructure needed to support it as enormous volumes from Asia flood the continent.

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theeastafrican.co.ke /2 weeks ago

Africans back free trade; divided on immigration

Few are willing to welcome foreign workers or refugees into their countries over economic anxiety, says study.

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practicalecommerce.com /1 month ago

Top Ecommerce Tools in Africa

African merchants combine online-store software, local payments, messaging tools, and delivery providers, with the mix varying by country. The post Top Ecommerce Tools in Africa ap...

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practicalecommerce.com /1 month ago

Top Ecommerce Tools in Africa

African merchants combine online-store software, local payments, messaging tools, and delivery providers, with the mix varying by country. The post Top Ecommerce Tools in Africa ap...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Coffee, chillies and cashews: a new recipe to spice up China-Africa trade relations

As China’s relationship with African countries deepens, the country’s influence is spreading into more areas. In our series Jevans Nyabiage looks at how Beijing’s blanket import cl...

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allafrica.com /2 weeks ago

Africa: Why Africa's Textile Story Is Bigger Than the Numbers Suggest

[Bird Story Agency] Africa is beginning to reverse an age-old equation: exporting raw cotton and importing the value created from it. The challenge is to close the ''missing middle...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

China’s imports from Africa surge after Beijing expands zero-tariff policy

Africa’s exports to China have surged since Beijing expanded its zero-tariff policy across the continent in May, as customs data showed signs of emerging trade links in a range of...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

How Africa pays the price of disruptions at Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb and Suez

The latest shipping disruptions are exposing just how vulnerable African economies remain to shocks far beyond the continent.

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

Displaced Africans drive $28bn ‘hidden economy’

A new study says refugees and internally displaced people are already driving business and entrepreneurship despite barriers to finance, land and formal employment.

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Uganda: Cross-Border Businesses Crippled As Traders Appeal for Reopening of Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Border

[Nile Post] Traders operating at the Mpondwe-Lhubiriha border in Kasese District are facing mounting financial losses following the temporary closure of the border point, which was...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

Tanzania ahead of peers in trading under AfCFTA

Tanzania exports sisal fibre, float glass, insecticidal mosquito nets, rice, coffee, and fruit and vegetables to AfCFTA markets.

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dailynews.co.zw /3 weeks ago

Zimra demands deeper Africa customs cooperation

 HAZEL MARIMBIZA THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has called for deeper continental customs integration to streamline cross-border trade and accelerate economic growth......

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ghanaiantimes.com.gh /1 month ago

Africa’s trade shield

Introduction The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has become the cornerstone of Africa’s economic integration agenda. Since trading officially commenced on January 1, 2...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

For an Africa seeking growth, China is proving a reliable partner

On June 4, at a packing facility in Limuru near Nairobi, Kenya, avocados were being prepared for the Chinese market. The scene may seem mundane, but the politics behind it is signi...

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dailynews.co.zw /3 weeks ago

New border post boosts regional trade

POLITICAL EDITOR THE commissioning of Kasambabezi Border Post in Binga will enhance regional trade, migration management, and local economic growth, officials say.This......

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

East Africa pushes for borderless Afcon experience

The proposal is part of wider efforts to improve regional connectivity and ensure the tournament leaves a lasting economic legacy.

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africanews.com /1 month ago

New international land-sea corridor connects China's Xinjiang to Africa

The intermodal route linking Xinjiang to Africa via the Fangchenggang Port in south China, was officially opened on Thursday.

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zambianews.net /1 month ago

African manufacturers look to China's industrial experience to boost growth

On the sidelines of the 2026 Manufacturing Indaba in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Rhyan Injendi, Kenya's commercial and trade attache at the High Commission in Pretoria, told Xinhua...

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allafrica.com /2 weeks ago

'Strengthen Crossborder Energy Infrastructure to Drive AfCFTA'

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA has called on African countries to strengthen cross-border energy infrastructure and accelerate implementation of the African Continental Fre...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Lesotho: Stitching Lesotho into the Global Economy

[Bird Story Agency] How a small country used trade, discipline and the hard work of thousands of women to become one of Africa's top garment exporters

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