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The New Great Game: How Global Powers Are Racing to Capture Africa's Investment Boom

🇿🇦 The New Great Game: How Global Powers Are Racing to Capture Africa's Investment Boom

South Africa trade +0.60 · 08/06/2023

Africa's investment landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with multiple global powers—from traditional Western players to emerging Easter...

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African industries face shock as Trump ends tariff-free AGOA

🇰🇪 African industries face shock as Trump ends tariff-free AGOA

Kenya trade -0.85 · 01/10/2025

The abrupt termination of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) tariff preferences represents one of the most significant trade policy shifts ...

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Africa's Investment Renaissance: How Gulf and Asian Capital Are Reshaping the Continent's Economic Future

🌍 Africa's Investment Renaissance: How Gulf and Asian Capital Are Reshaping the Continent's Economic Future

United Arab Emirates, Multi-country (Pan-Africa) trade +0.85 · 17/10/2025

Africa's investment landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. The convergence of Gulf capital inflows, Chinese institutional interest, and strategic en...

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African Trade Is At A Crossroads: AGOA Loss, GCC Capital Surge, And UK Repositioning Create Historic Realignment for European Investors

🌍 African Trade Is At A Crossroads: AGOA Loss, GCC Capital Surge, And UK Repositioning Create Historic Realignment for European Investors

Togo trade +0.80 · 12/11/2025

Africa's investment and trade landscape is experiencing a seismic shift. Within weeks, three major developments are reshaping how European entrepreneu...

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Full Year 2025 Audited Financial Result: Unilever Nigeria Posts Strong Revenue Growth, Doubles Profit After Tax to N32 Billion.

🇳🇬 Full Year 2025 Audited Financial Result: Unilever Nigeria Posts Strong Revenue Growth, Doubles Profit After Tax to N32 Billion.

Nigeria trade +0.85 · 23/03/2026

** Unilever Nigeria Plc's audited financial results for 2025 paint a compelling picture of recovery and expansion within one of West Africa's most im...

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Nigeria's Consumer Powerhouses Signal Structural Growth: Why European Investors Should Reassess West African Market Entry

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Consumer Powerhouses Signal Structural Growth: Why European Investors Should Reassess West African Market Entry

Nigeria trade +0.75 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's consumer and manufacturing sector is demonstrating resilience and strategic repositioning that demands renewed attention from European inves...

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Nigeria's Economic Resurgence: Consumer Giants, Hospitality Consolidation, and Regional Investment Signal Growth Inflection Point

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Economic Resurgence: Consumer Giants, Hospitality Consolidation, and Regional Investment Signal Growth Inflection Point

Nigeria trade +0.70 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's business landscape is entering a decisive expansion phase, marked by aggressive capital deployment, strategic consolidation in consumer-faci...

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Beta Glass Moving Beyond Optics to Anchoring Women’s Inclusion as a Driver for National Economic Growth

🇳🇬 Beta Glass Moving Beyond Optics to Anchoring Women’s Inclusion as a Driver for National Economic Growth

Nigeria trade +0.65 · 23/03/2026

Beta Glass Plc's deliberate pivot from gender inclusion as corporate theatre to operational strategy represents a significant inflection point in how ...

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NGX industrial goods companies with total assets above N20 billion FY2025

🇳🇬 NGX industrial goods companies with total assets above N20 billion FY2025

Nigeria trade +0.70 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's industrial goods sector is experiencing a significant consolidation phase, with just five major listed companies now commanding combined ass...

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How Africa gets shortchanged in trade with Europe

🇳🇬 How Africa gets shortchanged in trade with Europe

Nigeria trade -0.65 · 23/03/2026

Africa and Europe have maintained formal free trade arrangements for nearly five decades, yet the continent remains trapped in a structural disadvanta...

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Nigeria loses N250bn annually to foreign book printing

🇳🇬 Nigeria loses N250bn annually to foreign book printing

Nigeria trade -0.65 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's publishing and printing sector is hemorrhaging capital at an alarming rate. An estimated N250 billion (approximately €330 million) flows out...

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Trade: The unequal flow of goods between Africa and Europe

🇿🇲 Trade: The unequal flow of goods between Africa and Europe

Zambia trade -0.60 · 23/03/2026

For half a century, preferential trade agreements between Africa and Europe have promised mutual prosperity. Yet beneath the rhetoric of partnership l...

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Ultimum Limited Commissions Landmark Beverage Plant in Aba, Abia State

🇳🇬 Ultimum Limited Commissions Landmark Beverage Plant in Aba, Abia State

Nigeria trade +0.80 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's beverage sector is experiencing a quiet but significant geographic decentralization. Ultimum Limited's decision to establish a major manufac...

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Africa: Zero Tariffs, Shared Growth: Why China's Market Opening Matters for Africa

🇿🇦 Africa: Zero Tariffs, Shared Growth: Why China's Market Opening Matters for Africa

South Africa trade +0.75 · 23/03/2026

China's announcement of duty-free market access for 53 African nations beginning May 2026 marks a strategic inflection point in global trade architect...

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KRA prepares 16pc VAT shocker on small traders

🇰🇪 KRA prepares 16pc VAT shocker on small traders

Kenya trade -0.85 · 22/03/2026

Kenya's Revenue Authority (KRA) is preparing to extend Value Added Tax (VAT) compliance to micro and small traders currently operating below the tax n...

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Unilever Nigeria in 2025: Cash is piling up, but strategy remains unclear

🇳🇬 Unilever Nigeria in 2025: Cash is piling up, but strategy remains unclear

Nigeria trade -0.35 · 23/03/2026

Unilever Nigeria Plc's 2025 financial performance presents a paradox that should concern disciplined investors: exceptional operational execution pair...

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East African Community: The trade ties that bind

🌍 East African Community: The trade ties that bind

East African Community (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi) trade +0.70 · 08/03/2019

The East African Community (EAC), comprising Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan, represents one of Africa's most economically i...

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SON throws weight behind National Single Window trade initiative

🇳🇬 SON throws weight behind National Single Window trade initiative

Nigeria trade +0.65 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's Standards Organisation (SON) has formally endorsed the National Single Window (NSW) initiative, a pivotal digital infrastructure project des...

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Africa: African Michelin-Starred Chef Mory Sacko Designs Meals for Air France

🇸🇳 Africa: African Michelin-Starred Chef Mory Sacko Designs Meals for Air France

Senegal trade +0.70 · 23/03/2026

Air France's appointment of Michelin-starred chef Mory Sacko to curate first and business class menus on African routes represents a strategic pivot t...

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Kenya eyes new trade deals as Chinese VP lands in Nairobi

🇰🇪 Kenya eyes new trade deals as Chinese VP lands in Nairobi

Kenya trade +0.70 · 22/03/2026

The arrival of Chinese Vice President Han Zheng in Nairobi represents a significant recalibration of Kenya's international economic strategy, with imp...

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