Browsing: Africa

AfDB stresses trade corridors, PAIDA, AfCFTA as keys to Africa’s industrialization and shared prosperity at infrastructure financing summit.

MTN supports a high-level Nigeria–South Africa trade dialogue as officials highlight investment openness, infrastructure and a 7% GDP growth target by 2027.

New platform, ADAPT, aims to modernize cross-border trade, cut costs and support full AfCFTA integration by 2035.

ICIEC and Afreximbank sign MoU to coordinate trade-finance, risk sharing and digital platforms to boost Arab-Africa trade and investment.

TRT Manufacturing and TradeDepot launch Africa Trade Engine to boost AfCFTA trade, local production, job creation.

Nigerian fintech Cardri builds payment and AI-risk engine to streamline cross-border commerce.

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.