Africa’s trade and investment landscape is being redrawn higher tariffs (up to +$5bn on exports), increased sovereign debt, decreasing foreign aid, etc. Yet, key fundamentals remain strong, and the African Continental Free…
Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP) has been announced as an official Premier Partner for the upcoming Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025). The event, scheduled for September 4-10, 2025, in…
Ondoga Job Filbert, a customs liaison officer at APM Terminals Uganda, stands in front of a Maersk truck. Once a hopeful graduate, Filbert’s journey into logistics was shaped by regional…
Kenneth Ayebare, Director of Transport and Logistics at Private Sector Foundation Uganda, speaks on how the National Logistics Platform transformed Uganda’s logistics sector. “Transport and logistics are the backbone of…
Asmin Abdalla shares a moment with Mariam Mbaabu, chair of Busia Women Cross-Border Traders Cooperative. As the sun rises over Busia, the bustling border town between Kenya and Uganda comes…
In Tanzania, where informal trade is widespread and access to markets and finance remains patchy, digital tools are beginning to reshape how small businesses operate. Platforms like iSOKO, a digital…
As the year concludes, the Mitumba Consortium Association of Kenya (MCAK), the leading body representing second-hand clothing traders in the country, is escalating its fight against what it calls “misinformation”…
In an effort to enhance the capability of Africa’s sub-sovereign governments in fostering intra-African trade and investment, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is set to host the fourth edition of…
The 4th edition of the AmCham Business Summit in Nairobi, Kenya is set to occur on April 24-25, 2024, spanning two days. The Business Summit is the premier platform for…
Economic relations between Singapore and Africa are experiencing significant growth, with bilateral trade in goods increasing by approximately 15% annually between 2019 and 2022, reaching a total of US$14.5 billion…