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SARS Commissioner Dr Johnstone Makhubu
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SARS begins issuing certificates for China’s zero-tariff scheme

Johannesburg - South African exporters can now obtain certificates of origin from the South African Revenue Service to access China's zero-tariff arrangement, with...

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama joins Trade, Agribusiness and Industry Minister Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Chief Executives Network Founder and CEO Ernest De-Graft Egyir, Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama and other business leaders and policymakers for a group photo at the launch of the CEOs-Government Compact 2026 in Accra on Thursday, 28 May 2026.
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Ghana launches business compact to boost growth and investment

Accra - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has called for urgent business regulatory reforms, describing them as central to driving productivity and positioning...

Botswana's Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, delivers his address at the official opening of the 30th Business Botswana Northern Trade Fair on Thursday
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Botswana told to stop exporting raw resources

Gaborone - Botswana's Minister for State President, Defence and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, has told business leaders that the country's economy cannot survive on...

Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Trade, Ambassador Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, delivers the keynote address on behalf of President Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at the 3rd Invest in Africa 2026 Trade Expo and Business Summit in Swakopmund on Thursday, 29 May 2026
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Namibia pushes AfCFTA as Africa’s economic blueprint at Swakopmund expo

Namibia's Ministry of International Relations and Trade is participating in the 3rd Invest in Africa 2026 Trade Expo and Business Summit in Swakopmund...

Trade experts, government officials and AfCFTA Secretariat representatives gathered in Lusaka this week for a four-day review of Zambia's implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Protocol on Trade in Goods.
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Zambia under AfCFTA spotlight

Lusaka is this week the centre of a critical continental trade exercise, with Zambia hosting a four-day Expert Group Meeting to assess how...

The Honourable Minster, Industry Trade and Investment with the Exporting Businesses, UNDP Resident Representative Nigeria and UNDP Regional AfCFTA Specialist, and the Deputy Head of Mission and Chargé d'Affaires, Uganda High Commission, Nigeria
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How five Nigerian women helped open a continental trade route

Lagos, Nigeria - A year after five women-owned Nigerian businesses made history by sending the first consignment along a dedicated air cargo corridor...

Nigerian Industry, Trade and Investment Minister Dr. Jumoke Oduwole addresses the media. | Photo: X/@joduwole
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Nigeria expands air cargo corridor to Kigali, Lusaka and Harare

Abuja - Nigeria has activated new air cargo routes to Kigali, Lusaka and Harare through a partnership with RwandAir, offering Nigerian exporters rebated...

AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene delivers the keynote address at the 62nd African Liberation Day International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Intra-African trade hit $220bn in 2024, AfCFTA chief says

Kigali - AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene told a major continental conference in Kigali, Rwanda, this week that intra-African trade surpassed US$220 billion in...