Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a rapidly fracturing world, regional integration could be a source of resilience for the African continent. They persist to ...

Can Africa's trade ambitions be realised through trust and collaboration? Explore how systems, not just policies, are key to unlocking the continent's trade potential.

Africa is home to the world’s youngest population, some of the fastest-growing markets, vast deposits of critical minerals, enormous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Policymakers should focus on accelerating implementation of Africa’s free trade area to make the continent more resilient to ...

A trade preference program for sub-Saharan African countries lapsed on Wednesday, sending tariffs higher on a raft of U.S. ag imports from the region. Efforts are underway on Capitol Hill to reinstate ...

Many African economies face persistent shortages of foreign exchange (FX), particularly U.S. dollars, which can impair their ability to fund imports, pay off debt and maintain stable macroeconomic ...

China is expanding its economic relationship with Africa while U.S. trade policy is at a turning point, notes a University of Illinois analysis.

Africa exported roughly 430,000 tonnes of avocados in 2025, but the balance of power moved north. Preliminary 2025 data show a decisive shift in volumes, logistics strategy, and market access, ...

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 4 - Washington's one-year extension of its preferential trade programme for ‌Africa will deliver only a short-lived reprieve for the ‌continent, analysts said, with South Africa's ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — U.S. President Donald Trump has extended a 26-year-old free-trade agreement with African countries that was left in doubt last year when his administration allowed it to ...

East African banks are increasingly targeting SMEs, yet a significant credit gap continues to limit business growth.