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Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

By Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor 23 Jan 2024

Traders call for retaliation following Kenyan ban on exports

Traders call for retaliation following Kenyan ban on exports

27 Oct 2023

Cotton exporter Benin developing home-grown textile industry

Cotton exporter Benin developing home-grown textile industry

Alison Williams 24 Oct 2022

Uganda says coffee exports down 14% year-on-year due to drought

Uganda says coffee exports down 14% year-on-year due to drought

Elias Biryabarema 20 Oct 2022

Botswana resumes beef exports from areas free of FMD outbreak

Botswana resumes beef exports from areas free of FMD outbreak

28 Sep 2022

Uganda coffee exports plunge 29% in August on impact of drought

Uganda coffee exports plunge 29% in August on impact of drought

Elias Biryabarema 21 Sep 2022

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SA Comp Commission, Egyptian Competition Authority sign MoU to increase collaboration

1 Sep 2022

Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Mohamed Argoubi 29 Aug 2022

Helping Africa's coffee, wine producers access Chinese consumers

3 Aug 2022

Nigerian bakers suspend production over high costs

Nigerian bakers suspend production over high costs

Camillus Eboh 21 Jul 2022

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

$3m investment to power expansion of African spirits maker Spearhead

13 Jul 2022

When you buy diamonds, think of Bucha, Ukraine envoy says

When you buy diamonds, think of Bucha, Ukraine envoy says

Helen Reid 28 Jun 2022

Karen Nadasen, chair of the Ecommerce Forum of South Africa and CEO of PayU. Source: Supplied

E-commerce, payments and unlocking the potential of the AfCFTA

24 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

Lauren Hartzenberg 30 May 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

Jonathan Munemo 28 Apr 2022

Boycotting Russian products might feel right, but can individual consumers really make a difference?

Mike Lee 24 Mar 2022

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic

CPG giants Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez scale back business in Russia

11 Mar 2022

Image source: © Aleksandra Alekseeva –

Streamlining of intra-African trade gathers momentum

Virusha Subban 28 Feb 2022

Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

25 Feb 2022

Source: Irochka via

AfCFTA: What has worked and the way forward on agricultural trade

Ameir Mbonde 21 Feb 2022

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Global food prices rise in January

3 Feb 2022

Africa emerging as next big retail hotspot - Kearney report

Africa emerging as next big retail hotspot - Kearney report

4 Jan 2022

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Dawit Endeshaw 3 Nov 2021

SA's Oryx Desert Salt lands listing at Whole Foods

SA's Oryx Desert Salt lands listing at Whole Foods

17 Sep 2021

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Tunisian garment workers fight for unpaid wages in pandemic's shadow

Layli Foroudi 13 Jul 2021

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

13 Jul 2021

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

24 Jun 2021

Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports

Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports

Brian Benza 1 Jun 2021

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Sophie Van Huellen 3 May 2021

Bobby Madhav, FNB head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance

AfCFTA offers massive economic opportunities, but there is still much work to be done

Bobby Madhav 22 Apr 2021

Why you should expect more Suez-like supply chain disruptions and shortages at your local grocery store

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Botswana resumes beef exports from areas free of FMD outbreak

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#AfricaMonth: Montego upbeat about Africa's emerging market potential

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Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home

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Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

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Source: stevepb via

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Africa emerging as next big retail hotspot - Kearney report

4 Jan 2022

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

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SA's Oryx Desert Salt lands listing at Whole Foods

SA's Oryx Desert Salt lands listing at Whole Foods

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Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

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Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

24 Jun 2021

Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports

Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports

Brian Benza 1 Jun 2021

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Why Ghana doesn't get the full value of its cocoa beans - and how this could change

Sophie Van Huellen 3 May 2021

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Bobby Madhav 22 Apr 2021

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Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

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Ethnic conflict could unravel Ethiopia's valuable garment industry

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Dorothee Baumann-Pauly 21 Jan 2021

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

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Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

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The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

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African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

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