May 01
Africa: China Opens Tariff-Free Trade to Nearly All African Countries
China will extend zero-tariff treatment to all African countries with diplomatic ties from Friday, in what Beijing called a "significant measure" to deepen China-Africa trade and… Read more »
March 26
Africa: UN Backs Resolution Calling Slave Trade 'Gravest Crime Against Humanity'
The UN General Assembly on Thursday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," despite opposition from the United States and… Read more »
February 24
Congo-Kinshasa: Trade and Aid to Return to South Kivu As DR Congo-Burundi Strategic Border Reopens
A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi has reopened after more than two months of closure following an offensive by AFC/M23 rebels. More than… Read more »
February 16
Ghana: Ghana Seeks Formal UN Acknowledgement of African Slave Trade Injustice
Ghana will submit a resolution to the United Nations General Assembly in March to designate the African slave trade as "the most serious crime against humanity," Ghanaian President… Read more »
February 07
Senegal: Deadly Attacks Stall Trade in Key Corridor Between Senegal and Mali
More than 4,000 empty shipping containers are stranded inside Mali as insecurity on the main trade route to Senegal makes transport too dangerous, raising fears of supply… Read more »
December 01, 2025
Madagascar: Madagascar Sees Bumper Lychee Harvest As Investigators Probe Trade Kingpin
Madagascar has opened its lychee export season with strong harvests and record prices - even as investigators examine a sector that has for years been controlled by tycoon Mamy… Read more »
November 26, 2025
Africa: AU-EU Summit Ends With Pledges On Trade, Minerals and Migration
African and European leaders ended a summit in Luanda on Tuesday with new cooperation pledges on trade, minerals and migration but acknowledged that the two-day gathering produced… Read more »
November 24, 2025
Africa: Leaders Gather for EU-Africa Summit On Trade, Minerals, in Shadow of Ukraine War
European and African leaders are meeting in Angola for a summit focused on trade and renewing the relationship between African and European countries that have been tested by… Read more »
October 05, 2025
Congo-Kinshasa: The 'Wowo' Women Carrying DR Congo's Border Trade On Their Backs, Despite the Risks
Hundreds of women carry cross-border trade on their heads and backs every day at Kasumbalesa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's second-busiest border crossing into Zambia. Their… Read more »
July 10, 2025
Africa: Africans Accuse Trump of Chasing Minerals and Mocking Their Presidents
People across Africa have hit out at this week's high-profile summit between Donald Trump and five African leaders, saying the US president showed little respect during a White… Read more »
July 09, 2025
Africa: Trump Hosts Five African Leaders in Landmark Summit Focused On Trade, Investment, and Security
US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of five West and Central African countries at the White House on Wednesday at the start of an unprecedented two-day summit. Trade,… Read more »
