Zimbabwe Interdicts Maize Imports to Protect Local Farmers
On 25 August 2025, Zimbabwe announced a ban on maize imports to promote local productions. Zimbabwe has also experienced a
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Zambia and Qatar Pen Partnership Pact Worth $19B
On 18 August 2025, Al Mansour Holdings of Qatar and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Zambia signed a Memorandum
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8th SADC Industrialization Week 2025 Seeks to Promote Sustainable Value Addition
The annual SADC Industrialization Week 2025 (SIW2025) is taking place in the Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, from the 28th July to
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Nigeria Projects $20B Investment from China During 2025
On Friday 18 July 2025, the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP) Director-General Joseph Tegbe reported that ‘recent engagements’ between the two
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China and Senegal Seek to Elevate Bilateral Ties as Model for Global South
Chinese President Xi Jinping Welcomes Senegalese PM Ousmane Sonko
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Wilmar Buys Out Cussons’s Share for $70M to Secure Sole Ownership in PZ Wilmar
On 18 June 2025, Wilmar International (SGX: F34) announced that it plans to buy out PZ Cussons’s 50% shares for
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Adesina Urges Africa to Be More Self-Reliant in an Increasingly Transactional and Fragmented World
At the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meeting 2025 (#AfDBAM2025), which opened in Cote d’Ivoire on 26th May 2025, Dr
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Key Takeaways from 3rd AU-EU Ministerial Meeting 2025
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the African (AU) and European Union ((EU) convened the 3rd meeting in Brussels on
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IFTC Provides $120M to Burkina Faso to Develop Cotton Sector As Per Mourabaha Framework
On 15 May 2025, the International Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) approved USD 120 million financing package to the Société Burkinabé
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CAETE 2025 to Spur Agribusiness Modernization in Africa
The 4th edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo 2025 (#CAETE2025) is scheduled to take place in Changsha from
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