🇰🇪 After clinching Sh377b in trade deals, State now faces
Kenya's recent announcement of Sh377 billion (approximately $2.8 billion USD) in secured trade deals represents a significant diplomatic achievement, ...
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🇳🇬 Shippers’ Council seek stakeholders engagement ahead of new
Nigeria's shipping sector stands at a critical juncture. The Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has launched a structured stakeholder consultation proce...
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🇳🇬 Mo'Afrique marks decade as Nigeria luxury fashion gains
Nigeria's creative economy has long been overshadowed by narratives focused on oil, fintech, and agricultural commodities. Yet a quieter revolution ha...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria slashes import duties to fight rising cost of living
Nigeria is implementing a significant trade policy shift effective July 1, reducing import duties across multiple product categories in an effort to c...
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🇰🇪 Women urged to take up leadership in supply chain sector
Africa's supply chain and procurement sectors remain disproportionately male-dominated, despite mounting evidence that gender-diverse leadership teams...
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🇪🇬 Egypt, Pakistan eye furthered cooperation to boost economic
Egypt and Pakistan are positioning themselves as catalysts for deeper economic integration, signaling a significant shift in bilateral cooperation tha...
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🇲🇦 IFC Report: Morocco's Cultural Creative Industries Remain
Morocco's cultural and creative industries represent one of North Africa's most underdeveloped investment frontiers, despite possessing the demographi...
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🇰🇪 Kenya bets on industrial expo to unlock China investment
Kenya is positioning itself as East Africa's industrial hub through an ambitious investment drive centred on a major exposition scheduled for June 202...
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🌍 Benin leans into painful past to encourage cultural tourism
Benin is pursuing an unconventional but potentially lucrative tourism development strategy by positioning itself as the premier destination for herita...
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🇰🇪 Eastleigh traders face penalties as KRA enforces eTIMS
Kenya's tax authority is intensifying enforcement of its eTIMS (electronic Tax Invoice Management System) platform in Eastleigh, one of East Africa's ...
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🌍 Malawi: Malawians Hold Nuanced Views On Open Trade, Support
Malawi presents a compelling but contradictory picture for investors exploring Southern African trade opportunities. While citizens broadly support op...
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🇳🇬 Nigerian vehicle import rules unlikely to raise retail
Nigeria's economy is facing a critical convergence of supply-chain pressures that European investors operating across West Africa cannot ignore. Two s...
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🇳🇬 OPS seeks President’s help to stop beverage levy bill
Nigeria's private sector has escalated its opposition to a proposed excise tax on non-alcoholic beverages, signalling deepening tensions between gover...
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🇰🇪 Kenya eyes free trade agreement with India to boost exports
Kenya is positioning itself as a gateway between African and Indian markets through a formal free trade agreement (FTA) with India, a strategic shift ...
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🇷🇼 Fuel Price Surge Halts Rwanda's Cross-Border Trucking
Rwanda's transport sector faces a critical inflection point as fuel price volatility, triggered by Middle Eastern geopolitical tensions, has created a...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria: 80% of Vessels Grounded As Rising Diesel Prices
Nigeria's maritime sector is experiencing a critical operational collapse that extends far beyond the fishing industry itself. With over 80% of the na...
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🇳🇬 Mixed reactions as FG cuts duties on pharmaceutical
Nigeria's Federal Government has approved a sweeping revision to its 2026 fiscal policy framework, reducing import duties on pharmaceutical products, ...
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🇳🇬 Rising diesel prices cripple fishing sector
** Nigeria's fishing sector is experiencing a critical operational shutdown, with over 80% of the country's trawler fleet currently idle due to unsus...
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🇲🇦 Frozen Fish Initiative Reaches 50 Cities as Morocco Plans
Morocco's ambitious frozen fish initiative has reached a critical inflection point, now operating across 50 cities as the North African nation acceler...
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🇰🇪 Regional Awards Underscore Expansion of East Africa’s
East Africa's beauty and fragrance sector is experiencing a structural shift. What was once a market dominated by imported European and Asian brands i...
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