SAA to Launch Twice-Daily Johannesburg–Gaborone Flights in November 2025
South African Airways (SAA) has announced the introduction of a new route linking Johannesburg with Gaborone, ...
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Kenya Seeks Bilateral Resolution to Tanzania’s New Trade Restrictions
Kenya is set to initiate high-level bilateral talks with Tanzania in early August following the introduction ...
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Why Intra-African Trade Is No Longer Optional: A Strategic Imperative in an Unravelling Global Order
As geopolitical tensions and economic nationalism reshape international trade, African leaders are moving with renewed urgency ...
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South Africa Leads Intra-African Trade Surge as Continental Integration Gains Momentum
In 2024, intra-African trade experienced a significant resurgence, growing by 12.4% year-on-year to reach $220.3 billion, ...
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Seeks to Leverage AfCFTA to Reshape Trade and Economic Policy
The Government of Ethiopia has reiterated its strategic ambition to harness the African Continental Free Trade ...
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Nigeria Launches Strategic AfCFTA Air Corridor, Slashing Export Costs to Kenya, Uganda and South Africa
Nigeria has officially launched a new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) air corridor linking its ...
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OPINION | South Africa Must Move From Rhetoric to Leadership in Africa’s Free Trade Future
Yesterday, Mozambique formally operationalised its participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), joining a ...
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Mozambique Embarks on New Phase of Regional Trade under AfCFTA Framework
In a landmark move aimed at enhancing economic integration across the African continent, Mozambique has formally ...
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Uganda to Pivot Towards Intra-African Trade in Wake of U.S. Tariff Impositions
President Yoweri Museveni has affirmed that the country will deepen its commercial focus on African markets ...
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President Tshisekedi Calls for Deeper African Unity at AfCFTA Council of Ministers Meeting
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reaffirmed its strategic commitment to regional integration on Tuesday ...
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