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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 i...

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Uganda: Uganda, Norway Pledge to Boost Trade and Economic Cooperation

🇺🇬 Uganda: Uganda, Norway Pledge to Boost Trade and Economic Cooperation

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, signifying deleveraging

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

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 Imports

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

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 — Okonjo-Iweala

🇳🇬 Global trade faces worst disruption in 80 years — Okonjo-Iweala

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 global crisis

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

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 manufacturing in SA

🇿🇦 What the Newcastle sweatshop crisis reveals about manufacturing in SA

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 economic partnership

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

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 Opportunity with China

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

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 calls for reform

🌍 WTO members gather in Yaounde amid deep divisions and calls for reform

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, boost market access

🇳🇬 Non-Oil exporters seek one-stop system to tackle setbacks, boost market access

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 Trade Regime implementation

🇳🇬 AfCFTA selects Nigeria as pilot country for Simplified Trade Regime implementation

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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Illicit Trade

🇿🇦 Illicit Trade

South Africa trade -0.85 · 25/03/2026

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: How Defence Textiles and Local Partnerships Are Reshaping East African Supply Chains

🇰🇪 Turkey's Industrial Play in Kenya: How Defence Textiles and Local Partnerships Are Reshaping East African Supply Chains

Kenya trade +0.75 · 25/03/2026

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

🇰🇪 Turkish firm Raff targets Kenya defence textile market

Kenya trade +0.70 · 25/03/2026

Raff, a Turkish industrial textiles manufacturer with established operations across multiple African markets, is recalibrating its East African strate...

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Nigerians spend N1.58 trillion importing foreign cars in 2025

🇳🇬 Nigerians spend N1.58 trillion importing foreign cars in 2025

Nigeria trade -0.65 · 25/03/2026

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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