African Continental Free Trade Area

The world is moving from borrowing African aesthetics to embracing African authority

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have not fully taken effect yet, but the global trade system must prepare to absorb their impact, experts say

Transforming the world’s monetary policies would benefit African cities and the continent’s public development banks have a key role to play

Tariff threats from the US and uncertainty over the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act make it imperative to get the AfCFTA going in full force

While the government negotiates a mutually beneficial deal with the US, it says it is making plans to diversify its export marke

The continent’s regional regulators are building frameworks to simplify cross-border compliance and national authorities are adapting laws to support these ambitions

If Africa can trade with itself, on its own terms, in its own currencies, it could rewrite the rules of global commerce

Advocates say it is essential for unlocking the continent’s economic and cultural potential

Donald Trump’s ‘solution’ to South Africa avoiding the tariff hike – move production to the US – is nothing more than economic blackmail

The Build One South Africa leader said South Africa had neglected its relations with the US with the underlying mantra that to be anti-west is to be progressive

The continent has what is needed to lead the green industrial revolution but it can’t do it without building its trade and investment partnerships

Organisations such as the South African Bishops’ Conference, Lawyers for Human Rights and Cosatu have urged revisions to protect human rights, combat corruption and clarify legal…

Brand SA has invited global businesses to partner in infrastructure projects in energy and logistics

This latest wave of tariff changes signals a broader trend toward economic nationalism and trade realignment.

The country was slapped with a 30% ‘reciprocal’ tariff – now on pause for 90 days – on exports to the US with some exemptions, but these don’t include agricultural products