🇰🇪 Kenya: Appeal Court Defers P&G, Kimberly-Clark
The Kenyan Court of Appeal has deferred proceedings in a significant consumer protection case involving over 2,800 plaintiffs and two multinational co...
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🇰🇪 Kenya must rethink withholding tax on creative services
Kenya's creative services sector—once positioned as East Africa's digital hub—faces an unexpected headwind: a five percent withholding tax introduced ...
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🇿🇦 South Africa Positions Itself as Regional Supply Chain Hub
South Africa stands at a critical crossroads. Once dismissed as a mature, saturated market, the country is quietly positioning itself as something far...
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🇳🇬 Nigerian traders halt onion exports to Ghana over harassment
Nigeria's agricultural and maritime sectors are simultaneously experiencing significant friction that threatens regional trade flows and raises concer...
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🇳🇬 FG orders probe into alleged plot against local barge
Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy has launched a formal investigation into alleged systematic discrimination against local barge o...
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🇳🇬 China affords Nigeria ‘super’ target status
China has formally designated Nigeria as a "super target" for investment and trade expansion, marking a significant escalation in Beijing's long-term ...
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🇳🇬 Low spending: Manufacturers shun dealers, now deal directly
Nigeria's consumer spending downturn is triggering a structural reorganization of the country's manufacturing distribution landscape, with producers i...
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🇰🇪 Egypt's Foreign Minister meets Kenyan Chamber of Commerce
Egypt's Foreign Minister has initiated strategic discussions with Kenya's Chamber of Commerce to formalize and expand bilateral economic partnerships,...
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🇳🇬 Nigerian box office records highest Q1 admission rates in 6
Nigeria's cinema sector has entered a decisive growth phase. First-quarter 2026 admission figures—752,136 tickets sold—represent the strongest quarter...
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe's clothing import ban backfires on poor consumers
Zimbabwe's recent prohibition on second-hand clothing imports, ostensibly designed to protect domestic textile manufacturers, represents a textbook ca...
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🇳🇬 Tinubu commissions N73 billion Customs complex in Ogun State
President Bola Tinubu's inauguration of a N73 billion (approximately €88 million) customs complex in Iperu, Ogun State, represents a significant struc...
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🇿🇦 Retail didn’t die; it merely reset
The narrative of retail apocalypse has dominated business discourse for over a decade. Yet across Africa, a more nuanced story is unfolding—one where ...
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🇳🇬 Boutique hotels, high-end apartments lead premium interior
Nigeria's premium interior fittings sector is undergoing a structural shift that European investors have largely overlooked. For decades, the market w...
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🇰🇪 Agoa renewal offers new chance to redefine Africa's place
** The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) faces its quadrennial renewal cycle, and this time the geopolitical stakes are higher than ever. As ...
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🇲🇦 Morocco Records MAD 74.8 Billion in Export Revenues Early
Morocco has reported MAD 74.8 billion (approximately €7.1 billion) in export revenues during the early months of 2026, marking a significant milestone...
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🇪🇬 Trade volume between Egypt, BRICS states hits $20B in 2016
Egypt's trade relationship with BRICS nations reached $20 billion in 2016, marking a significant inflection point in the country's economic realignmen...
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🇿🇦 ZCC gathering fuels Polokwane economy
South Africa's Limpopo province is experiencing a surge in religious tourism that European investors have largely overlooked—yet the economic data tel...
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🇳🇬 Businesses must replace faulty goods, compensate
Nigeria's consumer protection agency has reiterated mandatory obligations for businesses to replace defective goods and provide financial compensation...
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🇰🇪 China woos Kenyan producers with '800-million opportunity'
China's implementation of a zero-tariff trade agreement with Kenya marks a strategic inflection point for African industrialisation—and a critical rep...
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🇰🇪 How transporters can navigate this year’s tough VAT
** The transport and logistics sector across East Africa is entering a critical period of fiscal uncertainty as governments tighten value-added tax (...
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