Browsing: Trade

Exports from South Africa to the U.S. jump, while U.S. trade officials consider new restrictions, complicating the trade dynamic.

African trade integration is threatened by weak logistics, fragmented infrastructure and mismatched standards, say diplomats at Cairo conference.

South Africa’s trade surplus slips below analyst expectations as import growth outpaces exports.

ECOWAS & TradeMark Africa launch a 2025–2027 SPS/TBT roadmap to harmonize standards and cut bottlenecks on the Abidjan–Lagos trade corridor.

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

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

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

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.

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

Pan-African trade-finance startup REasy secures backing from Launch Africa, Ingressive Capital, 54 Collective and others; co-designs BEAC FX framework for small importers.