AfCFTA
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Africa
AFC, Munich Re sign US$ 1bln deal to boost trade finance for African banks
KAMPALA, October 27, 2026 – Africa Finance Corporation [AFC] and global reinsurer Munich Re have signed a US$ 1 billion risk-sharing agreement aimed at expanding trade finance for African banks and boosting…
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News
Mnangagwa calls for bold action to boost COMESA trade and investment
HARARE, October 20, 2026 — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for greater collaboration among the 21 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa [ COMESA ] member states to deepen intra-regional…
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News
Uganda calls for practical rules to drive Africa’s digital single market
KAMPALA, October 15, 2026 — Uganda has called for the development of predictable rules and systems to enable businesses to trade seamlessly across African borders as the continent moves towards a digital…
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Opinions & Commentary
Cracking the Interoperability Code of AfCFTA’s Digital Trade Era
KAMPALA, October 9, 2026 — Somewhere in Africa, a truck waits at a border while a declaration already in the system is retyped. The customs system behind it knows the cargo, the…
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Trade
African CEOs express optimism, but credit risk and policy gaps hinder intra-African trade
KAMPALA, October 7, 2026 — Preliminary results from the 2026 PAFTRAC Africa CEO Trade Survey, presented recently at the World Trade Organization [WTO] Public Forum in Geneva, revealed that 81.3 percent of…
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Finance & Banking
Afreximbank, EABC expand digital trade access for East African businesses
NAIROBI, October 5, 2026 — The African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] and the East African Business Council [ EABC ] have signed an Africa Trade Gateway [ATG] Agency Agreement to connect East African…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Afreximbank extends US$10 million facility to Azania Bank to support SMEs in Tanzania
DODOMA, September 18, 2026 — The African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] has extended a US$10-million financing facility to Azania Bank Tanzania to improve access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises [SMEs] across…
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Trade
How Africa can accelerate intra-African trade momentum
CAIRO, September 4, 2026 — Boosting trade flows amongst African countries remains a key economic priority. There is significant opportunity to accelerate the growing intra-African trade in order to unlock investment, catalyse…
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News
EABC trains business groups to help firms benefit from AFCFTA trade preferences
KAMPALA, August 24, 2026 — The East African Business Council [EABC], with support from the GIZ African Union [AU] African Continental Free Trade Area [AfCFTA] Programme II, has trained business membership organisations…
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News
MSMEs in Ankole urged to formalise to unlock export markets
MBARARA CITY, July 30, 2026 — Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises [MSMEs] across Ankole Subregion have been urged to formalise their businesses, comply with international quality standards and embrace research-driven production to…
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