South Africa Fires Back On AGOA Threat
South Africa responded swiftly to President Barack Obama’s threat this week to partially revoke market access benefits for South Africa under the Africa Growth...
South Africa Set to Lose Duty-Free Access For Ag Exports to the US
President Barack Obama formally notified the U.S. Congress today that he will suspend duty-free treatment on South Africa’s agricultural exports to the United States...
The Rise of African Exports, Investment & Immigrants In China
From South African wine to made-in-Ethiopia shoes, Africa’s exports to and investment in China is on the rise, adding a new twist to the...
Cape Verde’s Fogo Spirit Coffee Brews Up A Starbucks Deal
Cape Verde offers what arguably is some of the tastiest coffee around, but few coffee aficionados outside of that West African nation are able...
Africa Is Becoming A Hub of Medical Innovation
Limited energy resources, brain drain, inaccessibility of medical facilities, limited government funding, and high costs are placing tremendous strain on healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa,...
U.S. Trade Mission Is Set for Namibia
The 2015 Namibia Trade Mission for U.S. small and mid-size companies will focus on opportunities in multiple sectors, including mining, finance, infrastructure, tourism, renewable...
Strive Masiyiwa’s Africa Business Fellowship For Young Americans Draws An Overwhelming Response
The inaugural U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, hosted by President Barack Obama over three days in July 2014 in Washington, D.C., so inspired billionaire entrepreneur-philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa...
Lactose-Intolerant Americans Spur Ivory Coast Cashew-Farm Boom
Salty-snack junkies, the lactose-intolerant and lovers of Asian food are providing an economic boost for farmers in the northern provinces of Ivory Coast.
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Guinean Boom in Top-Quality Bauxite Set to Boost Economy
Red bauxite powder mined by Guinea’s biggest producer -- flowing past a mangrove swamp on a conveyor belt and plunging through a giant funnel...
Analysts Tip Ex-Banker Adeosun as Nigeria’s Finance Minister
Kemi Adeosun, a former investment banker and London-trained accountant, may be Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s pick for finance minister, according to analysts including Bismarck Rewane,...
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Sino-Africa Relations: An Elder’s View
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of complaints that China is taking advantage of Africans even as it provides money...
