Speaking at the Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit on 23 June 2026 in Rome, WTO Deputy Director-General Johanna Hill underscored the role of international trade in [...]

Despite the absence of major African economies such as Nigeria and South Africa from the G7 summit, the bloc’s $64 billion critical minerals push could still open [...]

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has launched the 2026 edition of its flagship African Trade Report themed “Leveraging Geopolitics for Trade and Industrialisation in Global Africa.” The report presents a [...]

The ECOWAS Commission successfully organized the first meeting of the Strategic Steering Committee (SSC) of the Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) Program – ECOWAS component [...]

Economic growth remained strong in 2025. The WAEMU was among the fastest growing regions of the world in 2025, with real GDP growth estimated broadly unchanged at [...]

The EAC yesterday evening  presented to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) budget estimates amounting to USD 110,863,576 for the Financial Year 2026/2027. The budget was presented by the [...]