26 Jun 2021
26 June 2021 – The African Development Bank (AfDB), with financing from the Italian Technical Cooperation Fund, has provided a €990,000 grant to help smaller agro-processing enterprises boost production and […]
20 Jun 2021
By Lebo Letsoalo The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) represents a unique opportunity for African economies to achieve integrated and sustainable growth and to address chronic youth unemployment in […]
29 May 2021
By Leon Louw founder and editor of WhyAfrica 29 May 2021 – In a historic week for Africa, French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Rwanda to forgive France for its […]
12 May 2021
By Chido Pamela Mafongoya and Veedushi Mooloo 12 May 2021 – Mauritius, being strategically located between Asia and Africa, praise itself as having one of the continent’s most stable regulatory […]
22 Apr 2021
Vinod Madhavan, Head of Trade at Standard Bank Group 22 April 2021 – After a cautious start, Africa’s policymakers should accelerate the implementation and adoption of the African Continental Free-trade […]
13 Apr 2021
By Mr Mokrane Sabri 13 April 2021 – The African Union has designated the years 2015-2025 as ‘The Decade of African Seas and Oceans’, and in February 2020, it launched […]
6 Apr 2021
06 April 2021 – The rail infrastructure in many African countries have been neglected over the las 20 to 30 years. The importance of a good rail infrastructure should not […]
5 Apr 2021
05 April 2021 – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could be an exciting gamechanger for the people of Africa and for companies doing business in Africa. But what […]
30 Mar 2021
30 March 2021 – Estimations forecast that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will positively impact Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), resulting in welfare gains for citizens, facilitate trade […]
12 Mar 2021
12 March 2021 – “It costs less to ship a car from Paris to Lagos than from Accra to Lagos.” With these words, a webinar on the new African Free […]
15 Feb 2021
15 February 2021 – The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) constitutes the world’s largest free trade area. The energy sector stands to benefit significantly from the African Continental Free Trade […]
1 Feb 2021
01 February 2021 – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)is key during the Covid-19 pandemic by allowing the free movement of pharmaceuticals and PPE as well as the free […]
27 Jan 2021
27 January 2021 – The World Economic Forum’s Regional Action Group for Africa has released a study to accelerate free trade and finds ways to boost intra-Africa trade. In […]