Browsing: Trade

Access Bank Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Roosevelt Ogbonna says Africa must move from fragmented corridors to practical trade integration, with finance, infrastructure and payments reform in focus.

Nigeria’s NAFDAC says it has updated platforms, procedures and staff preparation ahead of the March 27 launch of the National Single Window for trade and port operations.

According to an MSC customer advisory published on 4 March 2026, Mediterranean Shipping Company has introduced a War Risk Surcharge on cargo moving from the Arabian Peninsula to West Africa, East Africa, South Africa, Mozambique and the Indian Ocean Islands due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Ethiopian businesses are preparing to expand trade across the continent as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) opens new opportunities for duty-free commerce.

At Africa Tech Summit Nairobi, Busha argued for shifting the digital-asset conversation from speculation to practical infrastructure for commerce.

AfCFTA and AGRA sign a three-year Agriculture Trade Action Plan to reduce food import costs and tackle non-tariff barriers.

President William Ruto of Kenya has used engagements in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to push for closer Kenya–Zambia economic cooperation and to urge faster delivery of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Two new digital platforms, BiasharaLink and Deal House, aim to convert trade enquiries into trackable, financed deals by repositioning diplomatic missions as execution-focused facilitators.

South African agricultural exports hit a record $15.1bn in 2025, despite a US slump, as Africa & other regional demand supported growth.

South Africa has formally become the 54th member of the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), inaugurating an US$8 billion country programme designed to accelerate trade, industrial development and infrastructure investment across Africa.