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- Lagos State Launches Industrial Policy 2025-2030 to Accelerate Investment and Global Competitiveness
Published: May 1, 2026
Section: Africa
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled the Lagos State Industrial Policy 2025-2030, a strategic framework designed to modernize the state’s manufacturing sector and attract forei...
- United Nations Secretary General Guterres Demands Global Reform to Bridge Africa’s $1.6 Trillion Development Deficit
Published: Apr 29, 2026
Section: Africa
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an overhaul of the international financial architecture to address a $1.6 trillion annual funding gap hindering Africa’s develo...
- Nissan Pivots To Egypt With Forty Five Million Dollar Investment As South African Manufacturing Footprint Recedes
Published: Apr 26, 2026
Section: Africa
Japanese automaker Nissan is redirecting a $45 million expansion investment toward Egypt, establishing the North African nation as its primary regional manufacturing hub. This stra...
- Finland shifts Ethiopia partnership toward private investment and high tech digitalization under EU Global Gateway
Published: Apr 24, 2026
Section: Africa
Finnish Ambassador Sinikka Antila announced a strategic transition in EU-Ethiopia relations from traditional aid toward robust business partnerships and private sector investment....
- The Paradox of African Development: Analyzing Foreign Interference and Internal Collaboration
Published: Apr 21, 2026
Section: Africa
Human rights attorney Abdul Mahmud examines Aliko Dangote’s recent critique of foreign interests hindering African growth. Mahmud argues that while external exploitation remains a...
- Abdul Mahmud Critiques Africa’s Economic Sovereignty and the Paradox of Internal Collaboration
Published: Apr 21, 2026
Section: Africa
Human rights attorney Abdul Mahmud has published a reflective analysis on the dual nature of African underdevelopment, sparked by recent comments from industrialist Aliko Dangote....
- Ghanaian Non-Traditional Exports Hit $2.42 Billion as Value-Added Cocoa Processing Dominates 2025 Trade
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Africa
Ghana’s shift from raw material exports to industrial manufacturing achieved record results in 2025, with non-traditional exports (NTEs) surging by 53%. The Ghana Export Promotion...
- Joint Global Report Warns Middle East Conflict Could Slash African Growth by 0.2%
Published: Apr 17, 2026
Section: Africa
A collaborative report by the AfDB, African Union, and United Nations warns that the intensifying Middle East crisis threatens to reduce African economic growth by 0.2%. Presented...
- Former President Obasanjo Urges Africa to End Raw Material Exports and Prioritize Value Addition
Published: Apr 13, 2026
Section: Africa
Addressing the 2026 African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) conference in Cape Town, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo emphasized that Africa must transition...
- Federal Government Approves 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures To Slash Vehicle Tariffs And Revise Excise Duties
Published: Apr 11, 2026
Section: Africa
The Minister of Finance has authorized the 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures, introducing significant tariff reductions on passenger vehicles and new excise duties on tobacco and beverag...
- Trade Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare Charges Ghana to Set the Pace for Practical AfCFTA Implementation
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Africa
At the 2026 Kwahu Business Forum, the Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry declared that Ghana bears a "particular responsibility" as the host of the AfCFTA Secretariat to...
- Tunisia and Libya Partner to Establish Strategic Overland Trade Corridor Linking the Mediterranean to the Sahel
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Africa
Tunisian Minister of Trade Samir Abid has announced an ambitious overland trade axis connecting the Ras Jedir border crossing with Libya to landlocked markets in Niger, Mali, and C...