🇿🇦 Supply chain realignment offers Africa chance to escape
Africa stands at an inflection point in global economic history. As Western corporations and governments accelerate supply chain diversification away ...
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🇿🇦 Police seize R160m in counterfeit goods
South African authorities have dismantled a coordinated counterfeit operation spanning three provinces, seizing goods valued at R160 million (approxim...
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🇳🇬 Aba’s garment, shoe industry can match oil earnings
Nigeria's crude oil sector has long dominated the nation's export portfolio, accounting for roughly 90% of government revenue. Yet a bold assertion fr...
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🇿🇦 Tourism must be SA’s defining story
South Africa stands at a critical inflection point in its tourism strategy. While international travel patterns have undoubtedly shifted due to geopol...
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🇳🇬 Buhari to sign Nigeria up to African Continental Free Trade
** Nigeria's formal commitment to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) represents a watershed moment for continental commerce—and a ...
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🇰🇪 Diageo sells Kenyan drinks business to Japan's Asahi Group
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 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
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
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
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
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 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,
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'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
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
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
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
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 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
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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