Since April 20, 2026, Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, has been hosting a consultation on the finalization of a draft mining code applicable to all six countries of the Economic and Monetary ...

Kenya has demonstrated significant leadership in AfCFTA adoption as one the countries to ratify the AFCFTA Agreement in 2018 and has actively participated in the Guided Trade Initiative (GTI). The ...

This report examines Rwanda’s AfCFTA implementation ecosystem through an explicitly intersectional lens. Using an augmented Enterprise Survey dataset covering Rwanda and comparator East African ...

US administration launched unprecedented tariff actions against African trading partners in 2025, driven by trade imbalance calculations. This ‘tariff shock’ was uneven and fluctuated significantly ...

US President Donald Trump kicked off his second terms of office with unprecedented tariff actions against the US’ entire ...

Intersectional analysis reveals distinct ‘barrier profiles’ by gender, age, and geography, impacting MSME engagement with regional trade like AfFTA ...

Protocols have been negotiated and adopted but are not yet in force. They deal with Competition Policy, Investment, Intellectual Property Rights, Women and Youth in Trade and Digital Trade. The ...

Before the war, Africa‘s top oil products importer sourced the bulk of its diesel, petrol and jet fuel from Gulf states – namely Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. But with flows through ...