The Northern Corridor handles over $5 billion in annual freight between the Indian Ocean and the Great Lakes region. New investments are transforming throughput...
Despite having no coastline and a small domestic market, Rwanda has consistently outperformed regional peers in export growth. The strategy behind the miracle i...
The AfCFTA Secretariat has documented over 1,200 non-tariff barriers across member states. Eliminating them could save African traders $90 billion annually in c...
Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Malawi export over 500,000 tonnes of beans, lentils, and chickpeas annually. Demand from South Asian food manufacturers and Midd...
African countries implementing the WTO TFA are cutting clearance times by up to 47 percent. We assess which nations are leading and where the bottlenecks remain...
Africa's regional development finance institutions, including Trade and Development Bank, Development Bank of Southern Africa, and East African Development Bank...
After decades as a byword for aid dependency, Ethiopia has constructed a genuine export economy. Coffee, cut flowers, and manufactured goods are driving growth,...
South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, and Zimbabwe are collectively Africa's largest macadamia producers. The continent's output grew 25 percent in 2023 to 180,000 tonne...
Africa has the world's largest insurance protection gap. InsurTech startups are using mobile technology, satellite data, and AI to make trade credit insurance a...
Alexandria handles 60 percent of Egypt's external trade. With Suez Canal revenues at $9.4 billion in 2023, Egypt's logistics infrastructure is strategic for the...
Africa's One-Stop Border Posts have cut average crossing times by up to 80 percent at pilot sites. Twenty-two operational OSBPs are processing over 15 million t...
EU Economic Partnership Agreements offer African signatories duty-free access to European markets. Kenya's horticulture and Mauritius's manufacturing have benef...
Documentary letters of credit remain the backbone of African trade finance despite their complexity and cost. Understanding LC structures is essential for any e...
Africa produces 40 percent of global sorghum and 50 percent of global millet. Demand from craft brewers, gluten-free food manufacturers, and the global food sec...
Botswana transformed diamond wealth into middle-income status over 50 years. A renegotiated De Beers contract and a financial services hub strategy are shaping...