Author: GAR STAFF

Addis Ababa begins duty-reduction rollout across 24 African nations, aligning with export surge and deeper trade opportunities.

Synnefa secures a $300k grant to deploy IoT-enabled solar dryers with Solidaridad, targeting 800 smallholders to cut losses and drying times.

Nigerian startup Supplya enables SMEs to buy consumer goods from manufacturers, cutting out intermediaries and offering interest-free credit.

During an Accra visit, Comptroller-General of The Nigeria Customs Service Bashir Adewale Adeniyi and AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene aligned on data governance, coordination among Customs heads, and the Abuja C-PACT conference.

Election-related unrest shuts Tanzania’s main gateway, forcing cargo diversions to Mombasa and straining regional supply chains amid peak fertilizer season.

With a 4,000 m² warehouse at the Port of Walvis Bay and ambitious plans ahead, Grindrod Limited is reinforcing private-sector infrastructure to drive intra-Africa trade flows.

Spiro aims to expand its battery-swapping infrastructure and strengthen local EV manufacturing across Africa.

Singaporean firms explore South African partnerships in manufacturing, logistics, and agri-processing amid shifting global trade dynamics.

The service from MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is poised to strengthen trade flows, creating fresh investment, logistics opportunities.

ZitraPay provides a fintech-driven platform offering compliant FX, fund repatriation and treasury management for Nigerian SMEs amid currency and settlement constraints.