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Business leaders, investors and industry representatives participate in a previous edition of the Africa Executive Trade and Investment Business Forum
Southern AfricaTrade & Investment

Cape Town to host African trade and investment forum

Cape Town, South Africa, will host the inaugural Africa Executive Trade and Investment Business Forum (AETI) from 15 to 16 October 2026, bringing...

Kenyan President William Ruto and his wife, Rachel Ruto, pose with Dangote Group President and CEO Aliko Dangote and Africa Finance Corporation President and CEO Samaila Zubairu, ONL, during their visit to the Dangote Refinery in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo by X/@WilliamsRuto
DiplomacyEast AfricaTrade & InvestmentWest Africa

Ruto tours Dangote refinery ahead of Kenya project

LAGOS, Nigeria: Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has toured the Dangote Refinery in Lekki, Lagos State, as Kenya prepares to launch the construction...

EAC Permanent Secretaries pose for a group photo during their meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where they are discussing measures to remove non tariff barriers and facilitate regional trade. Photo by X@jumuiya
DiplomacyEast AfricaTrade & Investment

EAC moves to tackle trade barriers

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Permanent Secretaries from the East African Community (EAC) have concluded a meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, focused...

Davido and Aliko Dangote meet during their conversation about the Dangote Petroleum Refinery public share offer. Photo: X/@davido
Trade & InvestmentWest Africa

Davido discusses Dangote refinery IPO

New York - Nigerian music star Davido has joined business leader Aliko Dangote for a conversation about the public offering of shares in...

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and a DP World representative pose with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following the signing of the agreements in Paris, France. Photo: X/@sfojoemmanuela
Trade & InvestmentWest Africa

Ogun signs $7bn port deal

Paris, France - The Ogun State Government has signed memoranda of understanding with DP World MEA FZE for the development of a deep...

Officials from the Zambia Development Agency and members of the Delgado Brothers Group delegation pose for a group photograph during their business engagement in Zambia.
DiplomacySouthern AfricaTrade & Investment

Zambia hosts Philippine business group

The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has hosted a delegation from the Philippines based Delgado Brothers Group (DELBROS) as the two sides explored opportunities...

A press conference on the 140th China Import and Export Fair is held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing, China, September 18, 2026. /VCG
Asia PacificTrade & Investment

Canton Fair expands focus on AI and green products

GUANGZHOU, China | China’s 140th Import and Export Fair, known globally as the Canton Fair, will bring together more than 32,000 exhibitors in...

Afreximbank and ATDC representatives hold their respective copies of the signed US$500 million Global Credit Facility agreement in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: X/@afreximbank
Trade & Investment

Afreximbank backs African trade with $500 million facility

CAIRO, Egypt: The African Export Import Bank, Afreximbank, and the Africa Trading and Distribution Company, ATDC, have signed a US$500 million global credit...