🇳🇬 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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🌍 WTO members gather in Yaounde amid deep divisions and cal
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'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
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
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
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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🇿🇦 South Africa: Illicit Trade
South Africa is hemorrhaging billions of rand annually to illicit trade networks that span counterfeiting, smuggling, fuel diversion, and unregulated ...
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🇰🇪 Turkey's Industrial Play in Kenya
Turkey's strategic pivot toward Kenya as a continental business hub signals a significant recalibration of East Africa's manufacturing and defence sec...
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🇰🇪 Turkish firm Raff targets Kenya defence textile market
Raff, a Turkish industrial textiles manufacturer with established operations across multiple African markets, is recalibrating its East African strate...
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🇳🇬 Nigerian car imports surge 25% to $1.58 trillion in 2025
Nigeria's automotive import sector is experiencing a significant rebound, with passenger car purchases surging to N1.58 trillion (approximately €1.9 b...
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🇳🇬 FCCPC Orders Nigerian Businesses to Recall Substandard Products
Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has intensified enforcement against substandard products, issuing formal warn...
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🇲🇦 Morocco, World’s Leading Exporter of Canned Sardines in 2022
Morocco's position as the world's leading exporter of canned sardines represents far more than a commodity statistic—it reflects a sophisticated, vert...
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🇳🇬 FCCPC warns businesses over unsafe products, urges consum
Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has escalated enforcement action against unsafe products, marking a significa...
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🇰🇪 Kenya finalises trade deal with China as they deepen
Kenya has concluded a landmark trade agreement with China that grants Kenyan exporters duty-free and quota-free access to the Chinese market beginning...
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🇳🇬 AfCFTA usage remains low despite Nigeria’s N12.36trn non-
Nigeria's non-oil export sector achieved a landmark N12.36 trillion ($8.2 billion USD equivalent) in 2025, a testament to the continent's manufacturin...
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