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Nigeria will enforce the repatriation of dollar-proceeds from exports and is planning sanctions against those not complying, Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele told Reuters on T...

In Liberia, the number of weekly new cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has fallen sharply since November 2014, and domestic “aversion behavior” due to the crisis is ...

The first container and cargo ships could tie up alongside at Namport’s new container terminal on reclaimed land in the port of Walvis Bay by the close of May 2017, the acting pr...

East African member states have been advised to make critical assessment of single income tax rates. A law expert, Anatoly Nahayo said recently in Dar es Salaam after launching hi...

Industrialisation Principal Secretary Wilson Songa said setting up of such industries would give Kenyan manufacturers better access to the Chinese market and help bridge the defi...

Mauritius will join the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) Negotiations, in line with the General Agreement of Trade in Services (GATS) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The ...

On March 25 – 27 March 2015, the third annual meeting of The Growth Net will be held in New Delhi, India. Convened by Smadja & Smadja and Ananta Centre, ...

Investment in African mega projects surged 46% to $326-billion (almost R4-trillion) in 2014, led by heavy investment in transport, energy and power, according to the third annual&n...

Banks are likely to favour the African private sector over government-owned companies, says a risk consultant. “The concern over the creditworthiness of governments facing cash ...

Initial commentary by PricewaterhouseCoopers on the Tax Proposals included in the 2015 Budget Review There is little doubt that the 2015 Budget was the toughest since the advent o...

Tanzania will give priority to domestic use of its natural gas resources over exports under energy policy draft measures seen by Reuters on Friday. The measures were approved by n...

Executive summary Despite two decades of fast and sustained economic growth, Africa is yet to translate its economic gains into meaningful social development outcomes. Profound in...

The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) has embarked on a process to amend the Customs and Excise Duty Act with a view to lower costs associated with import and export of goods...

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs during the week released recommendations on how U.S. trade policy could advance food security in Africa and position American businesses to ta...

East African Heads of State have commended achievements made under the Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP) initiative and advocated for faster integration of the region t...

Cairo Declaration shows Africa’s Resolve to: Enhance Natural Resources Management, Integrate Inclusive Green Economy into Development Planning, Develop Common Strategy on Wi...

China has pledged to sustain the on-going diplomatic and development initiatives between it and African nations. Speaking at a world news conference in Beijing on Sunday as part o...

A new pan-African project has been launched to strengthen the continent’s great potential for increased trade in fish. Africa, a continent that is endowed with plentiful fish res...

The SADC Ministerial Task Force on Regional Economic Integration met on 5 March 2015 in Harare, Zimbabwe, to deliberate on the Interim Report on the development of the SADC Industr...

Africa can engage with BRICS to achieve trade and sustainable development goals. The rise of China and India as powerful economic powers in the world has rapidly transformed inter...