Despite their weak negotiating position, Africa's informal businesses - which are primarily woman-owned - contribute an estimated 50% of GDP on the continent. In addition, they ... Read more »

The Africa Growth and Opportunities Act, AGOA, which was started in 2000, is the way in which the United States has built trade ties with the continent and has 39 African member ... Read more »

A planned policy aims to promote the local production of milk in Nigeria, in line with the central bank's vision, since the country is spending over U.S.$1,2 billion per year on ... Read more »

South Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe are creating administrative difficulties that have prevented Mozambican companies from exporting their products under the SADC Protocol, ... Read more »

The African Trade and Opportunities Act, AGOA, established by the U.S. government on May 18, 2000, has been described as the cornerstone of the U.S. economic engagement with ... Read more »

President John Magufuli has given state agencies one week to resolve the issue over tax exemptions and release the 56 containers stuck at Dar es Salaam Port, some with equipment ... Read more »

President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged member states to explore different products that they could trade with and encouraged them to trade amongst themselves, in his opening address at ... Read more »

If fully implemented, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could deliver more than economic dividends - it could contribute to peace and security in Africa through ... Read more »

Uganda's Works Ministry has called on contractors to form partnerships to explore other markets with South Sudan, while Kenya and Juba have reached a deal aimed at deepening their ... Read more »

It was not all talk about loans and financing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at the AU's 12th Extraordinary Summit. Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Fe Read more »