Structured commodity finance packages warehouse receipts, off-take agreements, and price risk management into integrated financing solutions for African commodi...
Kenya's exports hit a record $7.2 billion in 2023, driven by horticulture, tea, and manufactured goods. We look at the policies and infrastructure changes fuell...
Instant cross-border mobile payments are no longer a dream in Africa, they're a reality for tens of millions. But scaling to continental reach requires solving...
The African Trade Insurance Agency covers trade and investment across 22 member states against political risk, currency inconvertibility, and non-payment. Its c...
Côte d'Ivoire produces 1.1 million tonnes of natural rubber annually, overtaking cocoa as the country's largest export by volume. New plantation investment a...
Côte d'Ivoire produced 1.1 million tonnes of natural rubber in 2023, overtaking cocoa as the country's largest export by volume. New electric vehicle demand...
Africa produces 12 million tonnes of sugar annually and imports 5 million more. Zambia's Illovo expansion and Ethiopia's state estates are targeting export-led...
Tanzania's National Export Development Strategy commits to more than doubling merchandise exports within five years through eight priority sectors including gol...
The Tripartite Free Trade Area spanning 29 countries and 700 million people is the continent's most ambitious regional integration project. Seven years since la...
Over 80 percent of Africa's freight moves by road. Overloaded trucks, poor road conditions, and weighbridge harassment cost the continent an estimated $1 billio...
Uganda exported 6.85 million bags of coffee in 2022/23 worth $900 million, yet earns only 8 percent of final retail value. An agro-industrial policy is pushing...
BNPL platforms are growing rapidly in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt, extending consumer credit to buyers who lack credit cards. The model is also movi...
Angola is Africa's third-largest oil producer but earns 95 percent of export revenues from crude. A government diversification push is targeting agriculture, ma...
Zimbabwe's Structured Dialogue Platform is resolving $21 billion in external debt. As creditworthiness is restored, trade normalisation is following, with tobac...
African diaspora remittances reached $100 billion in 2023. Digital-first operators Wave, Lemfi, and Mama Money charge 0-1% versus Western Union's 6-8%, saving A...