Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania collectively export over $200 million in spices and herbs annually. Turmeric, black pepper, ginger, and chilli are growing...
Southern Africa's rail network, once one of the world's most extensive, has deteriorated sharply. South Africa's Transnet, Zambia's TAZARA, and Zimbabwe's NRZ a...
Kenya's furniture sector exports to Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, and the DRC. South Africa's furniture manufacturers supply SADC and West Africa. The AfCFTA tariff...
West African cotton, particularly from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Benin, feeds Asian textile mills and competes directly with US and Brazilian supply. Security cri...
African fintech companies raised over $3 billion in venture capital in 2023 despite a global funding downturn. The capital is flowing toward infrastructure that...
Nigeria's trade balance has long been defined by oil exports and manufactured goods imports. A new industrial strategy, driven by AfCFTA opportunity and import...
South Africa is Africa's most industrialised economy and its trade policy reflects competing interests: protecting domestic manufacturers while honouring region...
Trade credit insurance covers exporters against buyer non-payment, insolvency, or political risk preventing transfer of funds. In Africa, it is the most underpe...
Apollo Agriculture, Pula Advisors, and OCP Africa's digital platforms are combining agronomy advice, input credit, and market linkages for millions of smallhold...
Nigeria moves 90 percent of freight by road over infrastructure that is chronically underfunded. Security costs, fuel price volatility post-subsidy removal, and...
Divergent SPS standards are one of Africa's most significant non-tariff barriers. Harmonising food safety and plant health requirements under AfCFTA could unloc...
Morocco exports $35 billion annually and imports a similar amount. Its free trade agreements with the EU, USA, and multiple Arab states, combined with Africa-fa...
Integrated poultry producers controlling breeding, hatchery, feed, growing, slaughter, and distribution are expanding African operations. South Africa's Rainbow...
Egypt sits at the crossroads of Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. A deliberate trade strategy is turning geography into economic power, and Africa...
Afreximbank's Pan-African Payment and Settlement System processes intra-African trade payments in local currencies, reducing dollar dependency and correspondent...