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Intra-African trade has climbed to about Sh28.8 trillion (around $220.3 billion), signaling growing momentum in regional commerce. But experts warn that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is still falling short of its intended on-the-ground impact, with implementation delays and persistent frictions limiting how fast deeper integration can move.

How Kenya’s exit from COMESA sugar safeguards opens the domestic market and shifts focus to competitiveness and integration.

DHL Express invests €300m in Africa, to expand air connectivity, strengthen logistics & support faster, more reliable trade flows.

The African Development Bank Group and Nedbank Group sign a landmark financing deal combining affordable housing finance with trade finance support to accelerate inclusive growth.

The East Africa Commercial and Logistics Center (EACLC) streamlines trade, boosts wholesale markets and expands regional buyer networks.

Ecobank links 1,200 Cameroonian SMEs to its Single Market Trade Hub, boosting visibility and access to intra-African trade opportunities.

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.