Ethiopia export income drops 38%
Ethiopia earned export revenue of $1.21 billion in six months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year (July, 8,…
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Ethiopian shipping urges government to use its idle ships
The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services Enterprise (ESLSE), the government company which has been in shipping business for…
Africa gets $32.6 billion deals for power, manufacturing, gas projects
Africa gets $32.6 billion deals for power, manufacturing, oil and gas, financial services, logistics projects at the Intra-African…
Mauritius tops Africa online shopping readiness ranking
Mauritius has been ranked the most prepared country in Africa for shopping online, according to UNCTAD’s Business-to-Consumer (B2C)…
Moving Africa Free Trade Area deal with quick win solutions
A total of 44 African nations signed the landmark African Continental Free Trade agreement earlier this year, with…
Meridian gets trade financing for Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe operations
The African Development Bank through its Trade Finance operations has signed a US$20 million facility to finance Meridian’s…
International trade fair opens in Djibouti
With the aim of promoting Djibouti as investment and tourist destination, the second international Djibouti trade fair opens…
UN official advices Ethiopia to ease laws hampering African traders
The government of Ethiopia needs to harmonize it financial rules and regulations with the rest of African countries…
Addis Ababa to host continental trade meeting
African countries seeking to reduce the cost, time and complexity of interregional and international trade in goods will…
Continent Free Trade Area should address gender in Africa
The signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in March 2018 in Kigali set the stage…
Why Africa implements continental free trade area
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Kigali, Rwanda – It has been eight months since 44 African countries subscribed…
Why Ethiopia’s export income declines while incentives increase
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – while the value of Ethiopian government’s incentives for investors have been increasing over…
Nigeria says free Africa trade propels greater development
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has huge potential to move Africa to dizzy heights of development…
Nigeria set to host Africa Trade Forum
Nigeria is is set to host the 2018 edition of Africa Trade Forum from 2-3 November, 2018.
Financial institutions advised to transform African trade
The transformation of trade in Africa is a task that all African financial institutions must collectively pursue, says…
Cooperation key in the face of globalization backlash
The international political climate may be turning against globalization and threatening economic growth, but there is still a…
Continental free trade to support Africa’s industrial exports
By Omer Redi – The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a unique and timely opportunity for…
Kenya to deepen African trade
Building up to the Inaugural Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) the Export Promotion Council of Kenya (EPC) and the…
Chinese $850 million for Africa set to expand trade
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says the $850 million in financing facilities being made available to the Bank…
Ethiopian Airlines to launch cargo flight to Bogota from Zaragoza
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, is set to commence twice weekly freighter service to Bogota,…
Strengthening intra-African trade linkages
By Devika Jyothi – Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA) took part in the 10th All…
Weapons trading in the Horn of Africa
The reluctance of western and other powers to act against Djibouti’s increasing arms trafficking activities poses an existential…
Africa can generate $33 billion working capital from trading
Africa can generate $33.5 billion working capital from improved business relations with its trading partners if the suppliers…
U.S. suspends Rwanda’s apparel duty free privilege
The United States issues a new proclamation that suspends the application of duty-free treatment for all apparel products…
Ethiopian Airlines, DHL form joint venture company
DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services, and Ethiopian Airlines, the…
DP World to build new logistics hub in Mali
The global trade enabler DP World has signed a 20-year concession with an automatic 20-year extension with the…
Africa, India trade grows ten fold
Trade between Africa and India rose more than 10-fold between 2001 and 2014, making India Africa’s fourth-largest national…
Nairobi hosts Africa free trade phase II negotiations preparation meeting
International development partners are holding a series of consultative meetings in Nairobi, Kenya to initiate research on the…
Canadian Council on Africa finds partner to enhance trade with Canada
The Canadian Council on Africa “CCAfrica” and Elevate Export Finance Corp. went into a strategic partnership to enhance…
Agencies collaborate to boost intra-Africa trade
By Omer Redi – The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and…