Speaking at the Jamhuri Day celebrations in Kenya on Friday, December 12, 2025, President Mahama said, “Our forebearers won for us independence. It is the responsibility of our current African ...

Cross-border trade is a source of income and livelihoods for thousands of Africans. Over 70% of cross-border traders are women. In Southern Africa, it is estimated that informal cross border trade ...

After months of behind-the-scenes lobbying in Washington, and despite the recent government shutdown, supporters of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) may finally see their efforts rewarded ...

The Beijing+30 review of the BDPfA in March 2025, paid special attention to several trade-related gaps to ensure women’s full economic empowerment and gender equality in global trade. Much as progress ...

For a long time, Southern Africa’s informal cross-border traders have been moving everything from fresh vegetables, agricultural products to household goods across our borders, contributing ...

South Africa’s economy slows for the first time in 12 months (Finance in Africa) South Africa’s economy continued to expand in the third quarter of 2025, but at a slower pace – matching analysts’ ...

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The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was hosted in Belém, Brazil, from 10 – 21 November 2025. The “COP” is the UNFCCC’s annual gathering ...

The government of the Republic of South Africa, and the government of the People’s Republic of China jointly launched the Initiative on Cooperation Supporting Modernization in Africa on November 22, ...

David Christianson is a consultant. He has previously been a political scientist, NGO researcher and development banker. He entered business journalism in 1997 and was Diageo African Business Writer ...