South Africa's trade minister heads to China, seeking duty-free export access

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 5 (Reuters) - South Africa's trade minister Parks Tau will travel to China from Thursday to Saturday to ...

SA moves to establish export–import bank as Afreximbank commits R128bn country package

South Africa's government announces plans for a domestic export–import bank, coinciding with its accession to the African ...
Ecofin Agency

Africa’s agri trade deficit persists as only five countries export more than they import

Africa ran a $16.7 billion agricultural trade deficit in 2023. Five countries recorded net agricultural export surpluses over 2019–2023. South Africa and Côte d’Ivoire led the ranking by trade balance ...
The Nation Newspaper

Africa must break from raw materials export, say Akpabio, others

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and other stakeholders have called for a radical shift in the continent’s approach to natural resource management, urging nations to abandon the historical role of ...
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Cristina Duarte: Connecting the dots between a growing middle class and continental import substitution to unlock 'Made in Africa'

The evolution of Africa's industrial landscape is a narrative closely tied to the rise of its middle class as well as a strategic shift towards import substitution across the continent. The demands ...
Reuters

Rwanda says Canada export permit, business suspension over Congo war 'shameful'

March 4 (Reuters) - Rwanda said on Tuesday that Canada's position on the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was "shameful", adding that measures announced by Ottawa against Kigali would ...