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AGRA, Continental Free Trade Area agree to boost intra-african agricultural trade
9-Mar-2026 Nile Post
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to unlock intra-African trade and reinforce agri-food systems corridors.
China says it won’t seek reciprocity with South Africa on zero-tariff policy
28-Feb-2026 South China monitoring post
China will not seek reciprocity in its latest trade agreement with South Africa, its ambassador said, as Beijing prepares to roll out an expanded zero-tariff policy for African nations from May 1.
China announces start date to tariff-free trade deal with Africa
23-Feb-2026 The Citizen
Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced the 100% tariff-free trade agreement between China and Africa will come into effect from 1 May. The deal excludes Eswatini, the only African country maintaining diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
After US extends AGOA, China finally agrees zero-tariff access for 53 African nations
20-Feb-2026 Business insider Africa
China will implement zero-tariff treatment for imports from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations from May 1, 2026, state media reported on Saturday, in a move that broadens Beijing’s preferential trade regime across the continent.
US restores AGOA with one-year renewal to December 2026
5-Feb-2026 People Daily
President Donald Trump has signed a law extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by one year, keeping the trade programme alive until December 31, 2026.
AfCFTA member states advance digital trade integration
29-Jan-2026 BFT online
Tunisia, Zambia, Senegal, Uganda, Togo, and Angola shared practical experiences in implementing the Digital Trade Protocol. These country presentations demonstrated concrete progress in areas such as digital identity systems, payment infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks that support cross-border digital commerce.
17 African countries remain in limbo as US extends AGOA to 2028
22-Jan-2026 Business Day
Seventeen African countries, including Ethiopia, Uganda and Zimbabwe, remain in trade limbo even as the African Union (AU) welcomed the US House of Representatives’ approval of a three-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
Eastern Africa moves to harmonize inland waterway transport policies for seamless multimodal trade
26-Dec-2025 United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Regional Experts convened in Kampala for a Validation Workshop on Inland Waterway Transport Policy Harmonization, aimed at unlocking the potential of Eastern Africa’s vast network of lakes and rivers to support sustainable trade and regional integration.
AfCFTA member states and stakeholders endorse agri-food trade action plan: To unlock Africa’s agricultural potential
22-Dec-2025 BFT online
The AfCFTA Secretariat concluded two days of Joint Agriculture and Trade Stakeholders Consultations in Addis Ababa, with participants validating a comprehensive Agri-Food Trade Action Plan designed to transform Africa’s agricultural sector into a driver of continental integration.
Somalia joins regional leaders at AfCFTA Business Forum in Marrakech
18-Dec-2025 FTL Somalia
Throughout the forum, Abdullahi engaged in high-level bilateral discussions with senior AfCFTA officials, Morocco’s Prime Minister, the Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, as well as trade ministers from Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Djibouti. These talks emphasized strengthening bilateral ties, expanding trade and investment cooperation, and elevating Somalia’s role in Africa’s economic integration.
Cameroon-China trade pact opens door to tariff‑free push for Cameroon exports
16-Dec-2025 Business in Cameroon
Cameroon and China have launched a new phase in their economic partnership with the signing of a framework agreement marking the first step towards the China-Africa Shared Development Economic Partnership Agreement (APECA).
Africa – Afreximbank : Start of construction of the African trade centre
15-Dec-2025 Africa 24
In Cairo, Afreximbank laid the first stone of its African Trade Centre, a strategic project aimed at strengthening intra-African trade and supporting the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
PAPSS COWRY Lagos 2025: Africa stakes its claim on the future of payments
9-Dec-2025 Technext
Since its public debut in January 2022, PAPSS has matured rapidly, now connecting 19 countries, 160 commercial banks, and 15 national switches, allowing cross-border transactions to clear in local currencies within a maximum of 120 seconds.
Google, AfCFTA to train 7,500 African SMEs on AI, digital trade skills
23-Nov-2025 Business Post
Google and theAfCFTA Secretariat have launched the AfCFTA Digital Inclusion & Entrepreneurship Programme that will train thousands of SMEs across Nigeria and the African continent on critical AI and digital skills to expand their businesses and trade continent-wide.
(Yonhap Interview) Africa eyes closer economic ties with S. Korea in auto, tech sectors: AfCFTA chief
15-Nov-2025 Yonhap News Agency
Africa has the potential to become a strategic partner for South Korea in the car manufacturing and tech industries, with its abundant critical mineral resources, and push for industrialization and digitalization of the continent, the head of the region’s free trade bloc said Tuesday.
Luanda summit rallies renewed investor support for African infrastructure
31-Oct-2025 African Business
This high-level gathering convened heads of state, ministers, global investors, heads of multilateral development banks, and private sector leaders from Africa and beyond to deliberate on strategies to address one of the continent’s most pressing challenges: transforming Africa’s infrastructure ambitions into bankable, investment-ready projects.
US-Africa envoy sees positive progress on Agoa extension
22-Oct-2025 Moneyweb
US President Donald Trump’s Africa envoy signaled progress toward the renewal of a programme allowing African nations duty-free access to the world’s largest economy.
Will AfCFTA liberalisation cushion african countries against the end of AGOA?
16-Oct-2025 Tralac
This blog attempts to shed light on the question of whether the liberalisation of merchandise trade on the African continent – which is the stated goal of the AfCFTA – will help cushion the trade impacts of US tariffs and the end of preferences under AGOA.
Nigeria, others seek AfCFTA digital trade protocol implementation
14-Oct-2025 The Guardian
As part of efforts towards forging a viable and practical path for implementing the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol, Nigeria has held the maiden digital trade market access roundtable, welcoming regulators from Ghana, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa.
As AGOA expires, countries will feel “double impact” of US tariffs
9-Oct-2025 Yahoo
The African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) expired on Tuesday 30 September after being in place for 25 years (it was renewed for ten years in 2015).