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India has amended its duty-free market access scheme for African nations to help boost trade between the two regions, industry body CII said today. “In order to expand trade wit...

Kenyan exporters will from October start paying taxes on goods entering the European Union, until the ratification of the Economic Partnership Agreements – which could take month...

Corruption within the law enforcement agents and customs officials at Zimbabwe’s border post with South Africa is fast wiping off the achievements this country has registered, su...

Comesa wants national parliaments to enact laws that discourage bans on the food trade. Bans on import and export of staple food, particularly maize, have become common among me...

The Minister of Trade and Industry Calle Schlettwein has set the record straight after international media reports claimed that Namibia refused to sign the Southern Africa Developm...

The ongoing tripartite negotiations will open up new markets for Kenyan goods in the EAC, Comesa and SADC blocs. But how will Kenya respond to the threat of South Africa’s man...

The Brazilian city will host the 2nd edition of the Brazil-Africa Forum on August 28th and 29th, with government officials from 30 African countries, including Algeria and Morocco....

Recent trends in Nigeria’s import trade dynamics have seen import values shrink since the last quarter of 2013, indicating that government’s policies to improve the country’s...

If you are woman in Sub-Saharan Africa and you live and work in a rural area, you are probably a trader. You are likely to be carrying a variety of goods across the border several ...

Australian mineral explorer, Mount Burgess, which is currently involved in a 14-month acrimonious battle with government over zinc and silver licences in Ngamiland, could drag Bots...

Global investors are increasingly taking note of the untapped potential of sub-Saharan Africa, particularly its unparalleled demographic edge. According to a new report by Pricewat...

They say that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the sleeping giant of Africa. Giant because of its immense geography and also its huge quantities and varieties of natural r...

Crusoe Osagie writes that growing investors’ interest in the Nigerian economy is a fallout of favourable policies by the current administration President Olusegun Obasanjo durin...

The East African Community (EAC) governments have been told to be realistic when allocating financial resources geared towards execution of economic development projects carried ou...

The report considers the costs and trade-related implications of maritime piracy and takes stock of regulatory and other initiatives pursued by the international community in an ef...

Kenya is ranked fourth in the East Africa community behind Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania as far as performance of its logistics industry is concerned. This is according to ratings i...

African stakeholders, including academia, CSOs, government representatives, media, private sector and women and youth groups will meet later this week in Addis Ababa to deliberate ...

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has turned the heat on cash-rich multinationals, accusing them of using grand tax evasion schemes to deny the government billions of shillings it ...

Brazil has overtaken India as the largest buyer of Nigeria’s crude oil, spending $990.09 million, about N158.414 billion on the purchase of crude oil from Nigeria. Data from the...

Tapping into the BRIC and MINT countries is vital for inclusive prosperity. The challenge is to succeed as a trading nation, offering more affluent consumers in the emerging world ...