African Trade Exhibition

African Trade Exhibition TRADE PROMOTION - CULTURAL TOURISM - SME CAPACITY BUILDING.

The African Trade Exhibition is a premier, technology-driven virtual and hybrid expo event showcasing Africa's vibrant innovation, diverse products, services, and trade policies. This cutting-edge platform leverages advanced digital technologies to facilitate business connections, promote intra-African trade, and foster international collaboration. The organisation is managed by a team of experts

with diverse expertise, ranging from Public-Private Partnerships, Global trade facilitation, Business Development, and Private Equity to government relations and organisational leadership for civil society. ATE is a public-private platform for trade convening, exhibition & trade information hub for the continent for discovering & uncovering creativity, effective trade risk mitigation, reducing conventional exhibition expenditure by 90% and logistics for investment pitching on bilateral trade engagement for Entrepreneurs, SMEs, Inventors, Innovators, Investors, Organizations, Policy Makers, Business Leaders, Governments, less privileged and the disabled to showcase their ideas, brands, products & services to build a better audience, partnership, investments, Business-to-Business, and Business-to-Customers networking from the comfort zones of their businesses/organizations to boost and harness trade & heritage potentials in Africa for Posterity. ATE is a biannual event to adequately keep sensitising, engaging, and empowering the increasingly resourceful digitalised youthful population of Africa towards sustainable Just Transition to community green jobs initiatives and fostering the diverse, rich cultures of the continent to enhance trade and steer Africa towards self-sufficiency.

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Thatโ€™s a wrap on ๐€๐“๐„ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ 12.0 - ๐๐ซ๐ž ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž & ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ! ๐ŸŽฌA massive thank you to ...
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Thatโ€™s a wrap on ๐€๐“๐„ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ 12.0 - ๐๐ซ๐ž ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž & ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ! ๐ŸŽฌ

A massive thank you to everyone who joined us during the webinar held on Thursday, 27 November 2025. The engagement and questions from the audience made for a truly dynamic discussion.

We want to extend a special thank you to our incredible speakers for sharing their expertise:

- ๐Š๐ก๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฐ๐ž ๐Œ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š: Chief Executive Officer, The Small Enterprises Development Company (SEDCO), Swaziland
- ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ข: Diane Mongudi, Chief Executive Officer, The Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub (BDIH), Botswana;
- ๐€๐๐ž๐›๐š๐ฒ๐จ ๐€๐๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ: Managing Director/CEO, Trium Venture Capital;
- ๐˜๐ž๐ฆ๐ข ๐Š๐ž๐ซ๐ข: Founder/CEO, Heckerbella Limited;
- ๐๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐“๐จ๐ฆ: Chief Executive Officer, Pandascrow - Fintech Company;
- ๐๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐ฒ ๐…๐ž๐ข๐ง๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ : Founder/CEO, Cedar Money;
- ๐๐ซรก๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐‚รฉ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ: Chairman, National Institute of Support to Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (INAPEM), Angola
- ๐ƒ๐ซ ๐€๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐€๐ก๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐’๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐: Chairman, Arab-China Commercial Associated and Cultural Exchange Council;
- ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ ๐‘๐š๐ก๐ฆ๐ฒ: Chief Executive Officer, The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), Egypt;
- ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‰. ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ: Secretary General, Liberia Chamber of Commerce;
- ๐Œ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ญ ๐€๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ข, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Enterprises Agency.

Your deep dive and insights on the webinar theme, ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š: ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ, were invaluable.

If you missed the live session, here is the link to our YouTube Channel for the webinar recording: ๐ก๐ญ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฌ://๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ.๐›๐ž/๐›๐‘๐„๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐๐ˆ๐€๐•๐ฐ.

Some of the presentations delivered during the webinar can be accessed on our blog page: https://africantradeexhibition.com/blog/

Please stay tuned for more updates on our upcoming ATE Virtual Tech Conference & Expo.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐“๐„ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ 12.0! ๐ŸŒŸGet ready to gain a competitive edge in African c...
26/11/2025

๐ŸŒŸ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐“๐„ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ 12.0! ๐ŸŒŸ

Get ready to gain a competitive edge in African commerce. We are honored to feature a lineup of the continent's most influential trade and technology leaders who will share their playbooks for growth.

๐–๐ž๐›๐ข๐ง๐š๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž: ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š: ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ.

Meet just a few of the minds you'll be learning from:
- ๐Š๐ก๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฐ๐ž ๐Œ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š: Chief Executive Officer, The Small Enterprises Development Company (SEDCO), Swaziland
- ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ข: Diane Mongudi
Chief Executive Officer, The Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub (BDIH), Botswana
- ๐€๐๐ž๐›๐š๐ฒ๐จ ๐€๐๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ: Managing Director/CEO, Trium Venture Capital;
- ๐˜๐ž๐ฆ๐ข ๐Š๐ž๐ซ๐ข: Founder/CEO, Heckerbella Limited;
- ๐๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐“๐จ๐ฆ: Chief Executive Officer, Pandascrow - Fintech Company;
- ๐๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐ฒ ๐…๐ž๐ข๐ง๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ : Founder/CEO, Cedar Money;
- ๐๐ซรก๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ ๐‚รฉ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ: Chairman, National Institute of Support to Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (INAPEM), Angola
- ๐ƒ๐ซ ๐€๐๐ž๐ฅ ๐Œ๐จ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐€๐ก๐ฆ๐ž๐ ๐’๐š๐ฒ๐ž๐: Chairman, Arab-China Commercial Associated and Cultural Exchange Council;
- ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ ๐‘๐š๐ก๐ฆ๐ฒ: Chief Executive Officer, The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA), Egypt;
- ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‰. ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ: Secretary General, Liberia Chamber of Commerce.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง: Essential strategies for digital logistics, cross-border payments, and regulatory technology that are redefining trade in the AfCFTA era.

Don't miss this opportunity to network with peers and learn directly from the experts shaping the future of African business.

๐Ÿ“… ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐ข๐ž๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐๐š: https://lnkd.in/eYXfCJGz

๐ŸŒ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š! ๐Ÿš€Join the ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for a vital business webinar:"๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ซ๐š๐...
16/11/2025

๐ŸŒ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š! ๐Ÿš€

Join the ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for a vital business webinar:

"๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š: ๐‹๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ"

Discover how cutting-edge ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ is reshaping the trade landscape across the continent, offering unprecedented opportunities for growth, efficiency, and market access.

๐†๐š๐ข๐ง ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ on digital trade platforms, financial technology, logistics tech, and cross-border e-commerce.

๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค with industry leaders, policymakers, and innovative entrepreneurs.

๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง how to overcome traditional trade barriers using modern solutions.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž: Thursday, 27th November 2025 โฐ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: 2:00PM - 3:30PM WAT (3:00PM-4:30PM CAT) ๐Ÿ’ป ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ: Zoho

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ! https://live.zoho.com/sygk-jkq-lng

Don't miss this opportunity to position your business at the forefront of Africa's digital trade revolution. Let's grow trade together!

๐Ÿš€๐€ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž ๐Ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐จ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ๐Ÿš€ ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š'๐ฌ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก: ๐€ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž! ๐ŸŒAfrica isn't ...
20/10/2025

๐Ÿš€๐€ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž ๐Ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐“๐จ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

๐Ÿš€ ๐”๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š'๐ฌ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก: ๐€ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž! ๐ŸŒ

Africa isn't a monolith; it's a continent of 54 diverse economies! Smart investing means understanding the unique strengths of each region. Here's your quick guide to investment opportunities across the continent, focusing on high-growth sectors.

๐Ÿ”‘ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š:

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐: The continent has the worldโ€™s youngest populationโ€”a massive, growing workforce and consumer base.

๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ฉ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ : Lack of old infrastructure means countries are skipping stages, going straight to mobile-first solutions (Fintech, Healthtech).

๐€๐Ÿ๐‚๐…๐“๐€ (๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐€๐ซ๐ž๐š): This mega-deal is lowering trade barriers and creating a single, continental market of 1.3 billion people, making pan-African business more viable than ever.

๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ? Do your due diligence, find local partners, and invest for the long term!

๐ŸŒ ๐€ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž!

Here are YouTube links for 2024-2025 recorded ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง business webinar videos and accessible detailed information from key industry leaders and experienced professionals on the theme: Unlocking Potential Business, Trade & Investment Opportunities in Africa, focusing on all regions:

๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž: https://africantradeexhibition.com/%f0%9f%9a%80a-safe-guide-on-how-to-invest-in-african-countries/

Africa: A Continent of Unparalleled Trade and Investment OpportunitiesAfrica stands at the cusp of a transformative econ...
12/10/2025

Africa: A Continent of Unparalleled Trade and Investment Opportunities

Africa stands at the cusp of a transformative economic era, presenting an expansive landscape of trade and investment opportunities. Driven by a burgeoning young population, rapid urbanization, and the groundbreaking African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the continent is increasingly recognized as a dynamic frontier for global commerce. Far from a monolithic entity, Africa offers diverse pathways for engagement across an array of high-growth sectors.

The Game Changer: African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)

At the heart of Africa's emerging trade narrative is the AfCFTA. Envisioned as the world's largest free trade area by number of participating countries, it aims to unite 1.3 billion people under a single market, boasting a combined GDP of $3.4 trillion. This landmark agreement is not merely about reducing tariffs; it's a strategic framework designed to:

Boost Intra-African Trade: By eliminating duties on 90% of goods and harmonizing trade rules, the AfCFTA is projected to significantly increase trade between African nations, fostering regional value chains.

Drive Industrialization and Diversification: The agreement encourages African economies to shift from raw material exports to value-added manufacturing and processing, creating jobs and enhancing economic resilience.

Attract Global Investment: A unified market with standardized regulations makes Africa a more attractive and less complex destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), offering access to a larger consumer base.

Read more here: https://africantradeexhibition.com/africa-a-continent-of-unparalleled-trade-and-investment-opportunities/

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Intra-African Trade Surges to $220 Bn in 2024 as AfCFTA Gains TractionHereโ€™s what to know: In 2024, trade among African ...
18/08/2025

Intra-African Trade Surges to $220 Bn in 2024 as AfCFTA Gains Traction

Hereโ€™s what to know: In 2024, trade among African nations saw a significant rebound, surging to $220.3 billion, marking a notable 12.4% increase from the previous year following a 5.9% decline in 2023, as reported in Afreximbankโ€™s African Trade Report 2025.

This resurgence was powered by stronger activity in South Africa, Nigeria, and Morocco, solidifying their roles as intra-African trade engines. Nigeria, in particular, more than doubled its intercontinental trade to $18.4 billion, surpassing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which grew more modestly to $11.4 billion.

Dr. Yemi Kale, Afreximbankโ€™s Chief Economist, emphasised that despite global uncertaintiesโ€”including inflation, sovereign debt, and trade finance gapsโ€”the data shows clear momentum in intra-African commerce: โ€œAfricaโ€™s trade recovery in 2024 underscores how regional integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is boosting resilience.โ€

He added that while continental GDP growth surpassed 3% in 2024โ€“25, only a fraction of Africaโ€™s trade potential has been realised. The AfCFTA aims to lift this by driving deeper into industrial value chains and reducing barriers.

Rising Starsโ€”Nigeria, DRC and Uganda:

- Nigeria: Fuelled major intra-trade growth, climbing to second place with 8.3% of total African trade.

- DRC: Benefited from its strategic geography and expanding rail corridors, notably linking to South Africaโ€™s Durban and Tanzaniaโ€™s Dar es Salaam, playing a pivotal role in regional logistics.

- Uganda: Entered the top 10, with a 28% year-on-year rise to $7.6 billion in trade.

- Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda: Each posted robust gains, reinforcing East Africaโ€™s growing intra-regional connectivity.

While primary commodities such as minerals and agricultural products still dominate Africaโ€™s trade, Afreximbank notes an accelerating shift toward industrial outputโ€”particularly machinery, motor vehicles, food products, chemicals, and electronics. Strengthening logistics and manufacturing value chains is key to sustaining this shift. โ€œThis evolution signals the continentโ€™s gradual move from commodity-export dependency toward industrial diversification,โ€ said Faisal Durrani, Research Lead at Pan-African Trade Analysts.

The AfCFTA, which aims to eliminate tariffs on 97% of intra-African tradable goods, is central to this progress. However, only 24 countries are actively trading under its frameworkโ€”a bottleneck highlighted by AfCFTA Secretary-General Wamkele Mene, who warned that Africa must build value chains itself to withstand global trade upheavals.

Read more: https://meobserver.org/business-economix/global-trade-entrepreneurship/2025/08/04/intra-african-trade-surges-to-220-bn-in-2024-as-afcfta-gains-traction

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit opens in Madagascar with a focus on industrialisation, agricult...
17/08/2025

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit opens in Madagascar with a focus on industrialisation, agriculture and energy transition.
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The 45th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government opened in Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar, on Sunday, with regional leaders urging stronger industrial capacity and modernized agriculture to drive integration.

SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi noted that agriculture contributes 33% of the region's gross domestic product and provides income for 62% of its population, yet nearly 60 million people remain food insecure in 2024.

"This challenge highlights the urgency of transforming agriculture to ensure food security and stimulate growth," Magosi said, while emphasising the region's potential in renewable energies, particularly solar and wind power.

Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina, who assumed the rotating SADC chairmanship from Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa, called the summit "historic," marking Madagascar's first time hosting since joining the bloc 20 years ago.

Pledging to "carry the torch with fervour and determination" for the entire regional community, Rajoelina stressed the need to accelerate industrialisation and expand intra-regional trade.

The Madagascan president also called for member states to show unity and boldness in defending their commercial interests globally. "I am committed to strengthening political and economic cohesion so that the SADC speaks with one voice, particularly when dealing with the major powers, in defending our commercial interests," he said.

Held under the theme "Advancing Industrialisation, Agricultural Transformation, and Energy Transition for a Resilient SADC," the summit centres on accelerating regional integration through strengthening industrial capacity and regional value chains, modernising agriculture, and promoting an inclusive energy transition.

https://english.news.cn/africa/20250817/429dda39f5f74eedb9c888349cb3ead8/c.html

US President Donald Trump sets NEW tariffs on dozens of countries, including 21 in AFRICA. Hereโ€™s what to know: US Presi...
06/08/2025

US President Donald Trump sets NEW tariffs on dozens of countries, including 21 in AFRICA. Hereโ€™s what to know: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reimposing โ€œreciprocal tariffsโ€ ranging from 10 percent to 41 percent on US imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations.

In a statement on Thursday titled โ€œFurther Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Ratesโ€, the US listed some 69 trading partners and their respective โ€œadjustedโ€ tariff rates.

US-bound exports from some of Washingtonโ€™s major trading partners โ€“ including Australia and the United Kingdom โ€“ will be subject to the baseline rate of 10 percent.

Other key trading partners โ€“ including India at 25 percent and Taiwan at 20 percent โ€“ have had higher rates imposed as slow-moving trade deal negotiations continue.

Trump cited the โ€œcontinued lack of reciprocity in our bilateral trade relationshipsโ€ in a statement on the White House website announcing the reimposition of the tariffs.

โ€œI have determined that it is necessary and appropriate to deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14257 by imposing additional ad valorem duties on goods of certain trading partners,โ€ he said.

In Africa, Lesotho ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ธ received a modified tariff rate of 15% as the nation continued to reel from high tariffs the administration had threatened to implement earlier this year. The country had been under threat of a 50% rate since April, the highest of any U.S. trading partner.

The Trump administration defended its tariff rate on the mountain kingdom in Southern Africa as reciprocal, stating that Lesotho charged 99% tariffs on U.S. goods.

Lesotho officials have said they do not know how the White House arrived at that figure.

Under the tariff threat and uncertainty, many U.S. importers canceled orders of Lesotho-produced textiles, leading to mass layoffs.

"If we still have these high tariffs, it means we must forget about producing for the U.S. and go as fast as we can... (looking for) other available markets," Teboho Kobeli, owner of Afri-Expo, which makes jeans for export.

Algeria ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ, Libya ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡พ, South Africa ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ and Tunisia ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ have been hit the hardest in Africa.

US tariffs on Africa:

- 30%
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- 30%
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- 15%
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To read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/1/whos-included-in-trumps-latest-round-of-adjusted-tariffs

โ€œBusiness opportunities are like buses, thereโ€™s always another one coming.โ€ The visible opportunities we champion are al...
09/06/2025

โ€œBusiness opportunities are like buses, thereโ€™s always another one coming.โ€ The visible opportunities we champion are always rooted in tireless effort. Which is the true engine driving our collective stride towards genuine shared success. The future is taking shape!

African Trade Exhibition is redefining whatโ€™s possible with it's Business Webinar Series 11.0 theme: Unlocking Potential Business, Trade, and Investment Opportunities in Africa focusing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

You are invited to join us at the African Trade Exhibition Business Webinar Series 11.0 to discover business, trade and investment opportunities in the SADC region.

The main objectives of Southern African Development Community (SADC) are to achieve economic development, peace and security, and growth, alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa, and support the socially disadvantaged through Regional Integration. These objectives are to be achieved through increased Regional Integration, built on democratic principles, and equitable and sustainable development.

SADC objectives are to:

Achieve development and economic growth, alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the people of Southern Africa and support the socially disadvantaged through Regional Integration;

- Evolve common political values, systems and institutions.
- Promote and defend peace and security.
- Promote self-sustaining development on the basis of collective self-reliance, and the inter-dependence of - Member States.
- Achieve complementarity between national and regional strategies and programmes.
- Promote and maximise productive employment and utilisation of resources of the region.
- Achieve sustainable utilisation of natural resources and effective protection of the environment.
- Strengthen and consolidate the long-standing historical, social and cultural affinities and links among the people of the Region.

Join us to gain resourceful insights on business, trade and investment opportunities from experienced professionals at the African Trade Exhibition Business Webinar Series 11.0.

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ATE Business Webinar Series 11.0
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC)
Theme: Unlocking Potential Business, Trade, and Investment Opportunities in Africa focusing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Date: Thursday 26th June, 2025
Venue: Online
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM SAST (2:00PM-3:30PM WAT)
Focus:
- Southern African Development Community (SADC);
- Outlook of Trade Opportunities;
- Highlights of Cultural Tourism;
- Waste to Wealth.

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