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Diageo sells Kenyan drinks business to Japan's Asahi Group

🇰🇪 Diageo sells Kenyan drinks business to Japan's Asahi Group

Kenya trade +0.70 · 17/12/2025

The announcement that Diageo intends to divest its Kenyan spirits business to Japan's Asahi Group represents a significant recalibration in the global...

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Egypt, Bangladesh ink joint economic

🇪🇬 Egypt, Bangladesh ink joint economic

Egypt trade +0.60 · 02/07/2018

Egypt and Bangladesh have formalized a comprehensive economic and technical cooperation agreement, a strategic development that reshapes regional trad...

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Mid-East conflict, port inefficiencies hit tea exporters

🇰🇪 Mid-East conflict, port inefficiencies hit tea exporters

Kenya trade -0.75 · 28/03/2026

Kenya's tea sector, which generates approximately $1.5 billion in annual export revenue and supplies roughly 12% of global tea demand, is facing unpre...

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Gani Adams urges Olumo Festival Separation to boost tourism

🇳🇬 Gani Adams urges Olumo Festival Separation to boost tourism

Nigeria trade +0.65 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria's cultural tourism sector is at an inflection point. Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland—a paramount traditional authority represen...

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New ISO certification raises bar for Kenya's car importers

🇰🇪 New ISO certification raises bar for Kenya's car importers

Kenya trade +0.70 · 27/03/2026

Kenya's automotive import sector has long operated in a fragmented landscape dominated by informal dealers, questionable sourcing practices, and inc...

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Mideast war leaves 6,000 tonnes of tea stuck at Kenya port

🇰🇪 Mideast war leaves 6,000 tonnes of tea stuck at Kenya port

Kenya trade -0.85 · 27/03/2026

The escalation of military tensions in the Middle East is creating unexpected casualties in global commodity markets, with East African tea exporters ...

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Uganda, Norway Pledge to Boost Trade and Economic

🇺🇬 Uganda, Norway Pledge to Boost Trade and Economic

Uganda trade +0.70 · 27/03/2026

Uganda and Norway have formalized a commitment to expand bilateral trade and investment cooperation, marking a strategic realignment in East Africa's ...

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Major FMCG companies cut debts by 28% to N1.2trn in 2025,

🇳🇬 Major FMCG companies cut debts by 28% to N1.2trn in 2025,

Nigeria trade +0.75 · 27/03/2026

Nigeria's fast-moving consumer goods sector is undergoing a significant financial recalibration. Eight major FMCG companies listed on the Nigerian Exc...

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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Legalises Ban On Second-Hand Clothes

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Legalises Ban On Second-Hand Clothes

Zimbabwe trade -0.65 · 27/03/2026

** Zimbabwe's Ministry of Industry and Commerce has taken a decisive step by formalising a ban on second-hand clothing imports, marking a significant...

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Global trade faces worst disruption in 80 years

🇳🇬 Global trade faces worst disruption in 80 years

Nigeria trade -0.80 · 27/03/2026

The global trading system is fracturing at a pace unseen since the post-World War II era, according to World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi...

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MC14: Okonjo-Iweala calls for urgent WTO reform amid glob

🌍 MC14: Okonjo-Iweala calls for urgent WTO reform amid glob

Cameroon trade +0.60 · 26/03/2026

The World Trade Organization's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), which convened in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 26 March 2026, signals a critical inflection...

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What the Newcastle sweatshop crisis reveals about manufac

🇿🇦 What the Newcastle sweatshop crisis reveals about manufac

South Africa trade -0.75 · 26/03/2026

The Newcastle sweatshop scandal has exposed far more than isolated labour violations—it reveals structural decay across South Africa's manufacturing b...

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Tourism regulator ties hotel grading to safety drills

🇰🇪 Tourism regulator ties hotel grading to safety drills

Kenya trade +0.30 · 26/03/2026

Kenya's tourism regulator is implementing a significant regulatory shift that will reshape the competitive landscape for hospitality operators across ...

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Nigeria’s return to Windsor castle signals new era in UK

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s return to Windsor castle signals new era in UK

Nigeria trade +0.65 · 26/03/2026

Nigeria's first state visit to Windsor Castle in nearly 40 years represents far more than ceremonial diplomacy. For European investors with exposure t...

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Africa Rising: Dr. Sarjoh Bah and a New Era of Strategic

🇳🇬 Africa Rising: Dr. Sarjoh Bah and a New Era of Strategic

Nigeria trade +0.75 · 26/03/2026

The appointment of Dr Mohamed Sarjoh Bah as the African Union's Permanent Representative to China represents a subtle but significant recalibration of...

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WTO members gather in Yaounde amid deep divisions and cal

🌍 WTO members gather in Yaounde amid deep divisions and cal

Cameroon trade -0.65 · 26/03/2026

The World Trade Organization's 166-member ministerial conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon has convened under extraordinary pressure, with fundamental disa...

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Ford recalls hundreds of Transit and tourneo vehicles

🇿🇦 Ford recalls hundreds of Transit and tourneo vehicles

South Africa trade -0.65 · 26/03/2026

Ford's recall of 582 Transit and Tourneo Custom vehicles across South Africa represents a significant quality assurance issue that carries broader imp...

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WTO mulls future of global trade under cloud of Mideast war

🌍 WTO mulls future of global trade under cloud of Mideast war

Cameroon trade -0.65 · 26/03/2026

The World Trade Organization's 166-member ministerial conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, convenes against a backdrop of unprecedented fragmentation in t...

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Non-Oil exporters seek one-stop system to tackle setbacks

🇳🇬 Non-Oil exporters seek one-stop system to tackle setbacks

Nigeria trade +0.65 · 26/03/2026

Nigeria is positioning itself as West Africa's gateway for simplified cross-border trade, following dual developments that signal a fundamental shift ...

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AfCFTA selects Nigeria as pilot country for Simplified Tr

🇳🇬 AfCFTA selects Nigeria as pilot country for Simplified Tr

Nigeria trade +0.75 · 26/03/2026

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat's selection of Nigeria as the pilot jurisdiction for its Simplified Trade Regime (STR) re...

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