It is easy to sway public opinion with soundbites but the debate on foreign aid needs composure and a view towards broader ...

Elmina was the first of many trading posts built by Europeans along Africa's western coast that would also come to export slaves. The well-armed fort provided a secure harbor for Portuguese (and ...

ECONOMISTS have called for an urgent collaborative approach to resolve trade bottlenecks in southern Africa, following a new ...

It was the first trading post in that region of Africa. Initially, European trade with Africa did not specialise in enslaved people. In the 15th Century, Portugal developed trade with West Africa.

South Africa recorded a trade surplus of 15.46 billion rand ($828.90 million) in December, revenue service figures showed on Friday.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), launched in 2018, covers a market of 1.3 billion people with a combined GDP of $3.4 trillion. It could boost intra-African trade by 53%, lift 50 ...

The slimmest rise in the value of merchandise orders since the Covid-induced fall in 2020 helped nearly double (94.98 percent) Kenya’s surplus in trade with continental peers last year from ...

What is AfCFTA? Established in 2019 to strengthen Africa's economic status and stability, AfCFTA is the world's largest free trade area. Among its objectives is eliminating tariffs on goods traded ...

Trade between China and Africa reached more than $295bn in 2024, an increase of 6.1% on the previous year, according to a ...

South Africa recorded a trade surplus of 15.46 billion rand ($828.90 million) in December, revenue service figures showed on Friday.