23rd March 2026   African trade ministers have adopted a unified continental negotiating position ahead of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), scheduled to take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, later this month. The move underscores...

20th March 2026 The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy, Afam Victor Ogene, has said Nigeria holds an estimated $104 billion climate-smart investment opportunity by 2030, stressing that unlocking the potential will require innovative and...

20th March 2026   Dr Kennedy Mbekeani, Director-General for Southern Africa at the African Development Bank (AfDB), has called for stronger policy alignment and private capital mobilisation to unlock Africa’s trade potential under the African Continental Free Trade Area...

20th March 2026   Global shipping giant CMA CGM has announced a $600 peak season surcharge on container shipments from China to Nigeria and several West and Central African countries, including Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the...

9th March 2026     At a meeting on 3 March, the World Trade Organization’s Committee on Regional Trade Agreements reviewed five trade pacts involving members from Africa, Europe and Asia, while raising concerns about delays in notifying agreements that are already in...

6th March 2026   A major step toward regional energy integration in Africa has been realized with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Independent Regulatory Board of the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) and the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP)...

6th March 2026   The World Customs Organization (WCO) today released its “Guide to the ECCAS Rules of Origin”, aimed at supporting customs administrations and economic operators in implementing revised rules adopted in October 2024 by the Economic Community of Central...

6th March 2026     The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is urging countries to strengthen trade transparency mechanisms, warning that when information on trade procedures is difficult to access, smaller traders and micro, small and...

  4th March 2026     The East African Business and Investment Summit & Expo 2026 (EABIS 2026), organized by the East African Business Council in partnership with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance and the East African Community Secretariat, was held on 24–25...