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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: A Landmark for African Finance - Europe's First African Sovereign Bond ETF Opens a New Chapter

[allAfrica] For years, African finance ministers have made the same case at investor conferences and multilateral summits: the continent is not short of bankable projects, it is sh...

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getaway.co.za /1 week ago

5 African food markets worth travelling for

The post 5 African food markets worth travelling for appeared first on Getaway Magazine.

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: A Senegalese Factory Proves Africa Can Spin Its Own Cotton - Can It Find the Money to Keep Going?

[allAfrica] Domitexka's mill in Kaolack has the markets, the know-how and the partnerships to compete globally. What it still needs -- like nearly every manufacturer on the contine...

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tribune.com.pk /1 day ago

Pakistan-Africa Economic Council to launch to tap 1.59b-people consumer market

Council will connect Pakistani businesses with projects, investors, and partners across selected African countries

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: Africa Has Ideas - What It Lacks Is a Fair Hearing from Global Capital

[allAfrica] Why good African businesses and projects can struggle to cross the funding redline

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allafrica.com /1 week ago

Africa: The Trade Pact That Could Stitch Africa's Textile Industry Together

[Bird Story Agency] The AfCFTA offers African cotton, textile and clothing businesses the opportunity to build cross-border production networks, attract investment and retain more...

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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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columbian.com /1 month ago

Africa looks to build markets to speed shift to renewable energy

NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa’s biggest clean-energy challenge is shifting from building projects to building the institutions, markets and regulatory systems needed to deliver them at s...

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africanews.com /3 weeks ago

West Africa: gold rush reshapes the mining market [Business Africa]

Soaring gold prices are reshaping the investment landscape across West Africa. In the first quarter of 2026, global demand reached 1,231 tonnes, representing a record $193 billion...

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thecitizen.co.tz /1 month ago

Dar rental surge: Why the city now outprices regional peers

Tanzania, Kenya rank among Africa’s top 15 markets, while Zambia, South Africa represent high-performing locations in the Southern region

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allafrica.com /3 weeks ago

Africa: Inside The $5 Billion Plan To Keep Africa's Cotton Jobs In Africa

[Bird Story Agency] Africa grows plenty of cotton. It just does not make much of it into clothes. A new $5 billion plan aims to change that, turning a scattered collection of cotto...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: The LSF welcomes the Launch of the First African Government Bond (USD) ETF available in Europe

[The Liquidity and Sustainability Facility] The Liquidity and Sustainability Facility (LSF) is pleased to welcome the launch of the L&amp;G LSF African Government Bond (USD) UC...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: Cotton to Cloth - The Story Africa Has Always Needed to Tell

[allAfrica] Africa grows more than half of the world's finest long-staple cotton. It earns less than three percent of what that cotton is eventually worth. This is not a trade prob...

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allafrica.com /1 week ago

Africa: Africa Brought Deals to Washington - The Test is Whether the Money Moves

[African Business] Washington, DC -- The inaugural Africa Business Investment Summit saw a target of $500m of structured commitments, a royal keynote and an unusually candid accoun...

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allafrica.com /1 month 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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globalvoices.org /2 weeks ago

How changing diets are creating new markets for Africa’s Indigenous crops

"A growing number of consumers with celiac disease are unable to consume gluten-containing foods such as bread and therefore rely on alternative gluten-free products..."

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248am.com /1 month ago

Africa Plant Shop

Over the weekend I was in mashatel shopping for a cactus. I hadn’t been there in like a year or two and was surprised to see a few places I used to go to weren’t there anymore. See...

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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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pv-magazine.com /1 month ago

Southern Africa shifts toward competitive wholesale electricity markets

The latest in a series of articles on energy markets in Southern Africa explores the liberalization of the Southern African Power Pool and emergence of South Africa’s wholesale ele...

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allafrica.com /3 weeks ago

Africa: Building a Case for Value Addition in Africa

[allAfrica] Only an integrated approach to value addition will elevate African economies, create new jobs and leapfrog development stages.

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allafrica.com /1 week ago

Africa: Is This The Bandage For Africa's Rising Medical Fabrics Demand?

[Bird Story Agency] Local cotton manufacturing moves into surgical textiles as Africa seeks import alternatives and channels more fibre into homegrown factories.

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allafrica.com /3 weeks ago

Africa: From Capital to Prosperity

[allAfrica] Africa has no shortage of industrial ambition. What it lacks is the financial machinery to turn ambition into factories.

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csmonitor.com /1 month ago

Africa plows a different growth path

Foreign investors and African governments are boosting agricultural productivity and exports that blend business and social benefits, creating new models for economic development.

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newsonlineng.com /1 month ago

How Temu Helped a Madagascan Vanilla Family Business Sell Direct to Consumers Across Europe

For African producers, the distance between growing a world-class product and selling it directly to global consumers has always been the hard part. Malagasy Vanilla, a family busi...

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