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  Jinhua, China | THE INDEPENDENT | The three-day 2026 China-Africa Trade Commodity Exhibition opened on November 6 at the Yiwu International Expo Center in China, bringing together 186 companies from 15 countries to showcase products and explore business opportunities between China and Africa. According to a statement from the …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s efforts to build a more resilient agricultural sector are increasingly focusing on how sustainable farming practices can translate into higher farmer incomes, stronger domestic markets and export opportunities. The challenge will take centre stage at two upcoming agricultural events in Kampala, where farmers, policymakers, …

      Mombasa, Kenya | NEWS CORRESPONENT |  Ugandan and Kenyan private-sector bodies have signed three agreements on tourism, trade and investment at a regional summit in Mombasa, Kenya. The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed on the opening day of the fifth Uganda–Kenya Coast Tourism and Innovation Summit …

  BERLIN | Xinhua |  German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that the European Union (EU) needs to protect its industries against unfair competition while keeping its markets open and avoiding a trade war. Speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue, Merz pointed to the EU’s trade deficit with China …

  Gulu, Uganda | URN | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have warned that trucks repeatedly used to transport charcoal in Northern Uganda risk being auctioned as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illicit trade blamed for accelerating forest destruction and threatening agricultural production. The warning was issued on …

  SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Her name is Alma Daizy Namunswa. Online, she is known as Mummy Gadgets What began in the boot of her car during Uganda’s COVID-19 lockdown has grown into Mummy Gadgets, a Kampala-based retail brand. Her journey mirrors the wider transformation of Uganda’s retail …

    Waste generation in the region increased to 180 million tonnes in 2023 from 90 million tonnes in 2010, according to a presentation by Gift Gabriel Mbuya of the East African Business Council   Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | East African governments and businesses have launched a regional …

  Three-year partnership will combine trade finance, insurance and reinsurance expertise to build skills across African markets   AFRICA NEWS  | ISAAC KHISA | The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and ZEP-RE have signed a three-year agreement to strengthen professional and institutional capacity in trade, insurance, reinsurance, risk management and trade …

  NAIROBI | Xinhua |  China’s currency, the renminbi (RMB), is playing a bigger role in Africa as trade with the continent flourishes. From the launch of direct RMB settlement services in Tanzania to expanded connectivity with the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) in Kenya and Namibia, as well as …

  SPECIAL REPORT | Tanzania is courting investment in transport, logistics and technology as it seeks the next phase of growth. Lennox Yieke reports. At $90.14bn, Tanzania’s 2025 GDP is roughly 36% higher than the $66.07bn recorded in 2020 and nearly double the $47.41bn figure reported in 2015. The economy …