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South Africa’s first maritime port of entry control centre represents a milestone in the country’s journey to secure, modernise and control its borders, Finance Minister P...

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: National Export Strategy and National Trade Policy show way forward for Liberia’s economic growth and sustainable development Liberia today (29 ...

African Ministers of Trade and experts in Trade and Regional Integration have aligned with Nigeria’s position on the trade liberalisation deal with the European Union u...

The ECOWAS Parliament has called for firm measures to address the numerous barriers to cross-border trade and investment in the sub-region, particularly corruption. It has also ur...

Africa hosts the oldest surviving trade [customs] union – the Southern African Custom Union (SACU). It is 40 years older than Europe’s equivalent. Whereas Europe shares a curre...

Delegates to the World Economic Forum on Africa next week in the Nigerian capital Abuja will be in the right place to reflect on the rising continent’s problems, as well as its u...

Equity Bank Group Managing Director James Mwangi has advised developed nations and partners to consider partnering with African states on investment projects in place of developmen...

The European Commission has proposed dropping a ban on South African citrus imports to keep orange juice on Europe’s breakfast tables this summer but said it could be re-imposed ...

Tanzania will become a leading exporter of liquefied natural gas (exploration ship pictured below) by 2025, supplying markets as diverse as Pakistan, China, Spain and Chile. ...

Developing a regional trade market in East Africa is vital to U.S. political and economic security. You have to either admire or look askance at the Obama administration’s ...

The African Union has urged member countries to push for the extension of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for the next 15 years to enable them maximize benefits t...

Over the last two decades, tariffs in nearly all emerging economies have dropped substantially. In many cases, the average tariff rate applied by a given country has fallen be...

Chinese investors are conquering more difficulties in the diversified and competitive African market, as the continent paves the way for many Chinese companies’ to go global...

Japan and the United States have found “common ground” to forge a two-way trade deal, but may not be able to resolve remaining sticking points in time for a mid-May meetin...

Africa’s rising economic star is in danger of burning out from even a modest contraction in China’s economy as that country’s demand for natural resources decreases, war...

In a bid to diversify its economy, the oil-rich nation has raised tariffs on imports, hitting expats hard but pushing those most in need even closer to the brink In Luanda’s J...

The Senior Officials Session of the extraordinary Session of African Union (AU) Conference Ministers of Trade and Industry kicked off 23 April 2014. During four days, the...

Once again, the latest review of growth prospects for sub-Saharan Africa shows that the region’s economy is in strong health. Growth in the region is set to pick up to ...

They did well when China was driving commodities demand and finance was flowing into emerging markets. All that’s over. Since Jim O’Neill coined the phrase BRIC back in...

“We’re back in business” – these are the words of Roberto Azevêdo, the freshly elected director general of the World Trade Organization, uttered in December 2013. He was r...