African fresh produce exports to Gulf markets remain constrained by cold-chain gaps, despite demand from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman. Industry sources identify farm-level cooling, [...]

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Africa Trading and Distribution Company (ATDC) have signed a US$500 million Global Credit facility agreement to support trade, movement and distribution [...]

For years, the debate has begun with the financing gap: how much Africa needs, and where external resources might be found. That remains important. But another question [...]

Africa is pushing for a bigger role in shaping the global economy, as business leaders, heads of state, investors, policymakers, and global partners converged in New York [...]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Moment event, in New York on 18 September 2026: “The Sustainable Development Goals were not handed [...]

For Benin, making progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has meant finding new ways to finance development. The West African country has increased domestic revenue [...]