What should Africa’s trade strategy be as deadlock persists at the World Trade Organization? COMMENT | JANE NALUNGA | The outcome of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization in Yaoundé, Cameroon, which concluded on 30 March 2026, has once again laid bare the structural weaknesses of the multilateral …
Read More »Is Africa set to seize the moment as the global trade order is rewritten?
COMMENT | HERBERT KAFEERO | Just weeks ago in Maputo, African trade ministers took a step the continent has too often postponed: defining a common position before others define it for them. The February 26, 2026 meeting was a focused effort to consolidate Africa’s priorities ahead of the World …
Read More »WTO estimates 18.5-pct decline of global trade in Q2
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The volume of global merchandise trade would shrink by around 18.5 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said Tuesday. “The fall in trade we are now seeing is historically large — in fact, it would be the steepest …
Read More »Business opportunities through government tenders
African companies to bid for contracts around the world Public procurement is fast becoming big business in Africa. It accounts for almost a third of the gross domestic product (GDP) in poor countries and up to 15% in developed countries, writes David Hamam In some countries, the share of public …
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