Women have long driven cross border trade in Africa. They sustain entire communities by moving goods across borders, ensuring food security and stitching regional supply chains together in the formal economy’s shadows. The past few months, Africa has been abuzz with trade exhibitions and business conferences with an aim to accelerate implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Starting with Biashara Afrika forum held in June 2026 in Lome, Togo under the theme “Powering Africa’s Economic Transformation through the AfCFTA”. Followed by the inaugural HerAfCFTA Forum the same month in Abuja, Nigeria, the objective of the regional conference was to equip African women entrepreneurs with the capacity, capital and market share necessary to successfully compete and grow within the continental single market. Read More