The Ghanaian government has announced plans to evacuate traders injured in an attack in northern Burkina Faso. The victims were part of a group of 18 Ghanaians who had crossed into the Sahelian state for routine business.

"They were ambushed in a village while transacting business. Armed insurgents and terrorist groups attacked them, and unfortunately, we lost a number of our compatriots," President John Mahama said, confirming that seven Ghanaian traders were killed in the

President John Mahama has announced that Ghana will submit a resolution to the UN General Assembly designating the African slave trade as "the most serious crime against humanity".

Speaking at the conclusion of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, the Ghanaian President said the UN resolution is merely the first step. He noted that the initiative offers a historic opportunity to affirm a

US President Donald Trump has signed into law the one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), with African countries restoring duty-free access to the US market until the end of the year. 

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the renewal of the AGOA applies retroactively from September 30, 2025, when the program expired, through December 31, 2026. Greer said the administration

African governments and business organisations have welcomed passage by the U.S. House of Representatives.the three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Act, which expired on September 30 after Congress failed to act. The legislation must be passed by the Senate and signed by the President before the extension takes effect.

The government in South Africa and exporters in 

At least seven people have died and many others remain missing after a boat carrying about 200 migrants capsized off the coast of The Gambia while attempting to reach Europe.

The vessel overturned near Jinack village in the North Bank Region and was later found grounded on a sandbank, with 96 people rescued so far and search-and-rescue operations continuing as the boat was en route to Spain's Canary Islands.

Passage by the powerful House Ways and Means Committee of a bill to extend for three years the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has raised hopes among supporters that the legislation may be enacted early in 2026. The Committee voted 37 to 3 on December 10 to send the bill to the House floor for a vote.

"This outcome reflects years of principled, bipartisan advocacy grounded in the belief that meaningful U.S.-Africa partnerships & trade drive enduring & mutual

Kenyan President William Ruto has welcomed plans by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by one year, saying the move would safeguard ongoing trade gains.

The AGOA agreement, established in 2000, gives dozens of African countries duty-free access to U.S. markets and has been a critical lifeline for many regional industries, including textiles

At least 32 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) after a bridge at a copper and cobalt mine collapsed due to overcrowding. Unauthorised miners forced their way into the southern Kalando mine despite being banned from the site.

Congolese authorities have urged artisanal miners to take up the government's offer of alternative

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) kicked off a leadership transition in Cairo with a day of tributes marking the conclusion of Professor Benedict Oramah's 10-year tenure as president and chairman of the Board of Directors. "President Oramah has turned the bank into Africa's 'Development Supermarket' - an institution with a suite of solutions for our challenges with development," said Dr. George Elombi, Afreximbank executive vice president and president-designate,

The crocodile farming industry has emerged as a key contributor to Zimbabwe's economy, amid a surge in exports of crocodile skin products, creating jobs and stimulating economic growth in the country.

Deputy minister at the Lands, Agriculture, and Fisheries ministry, Davis Marapira, announced that crocodile skin exports increased from US$32 million to US$34 million over the last 24 months.

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