South Africa to reduce live weaner imports from Namibia
The South African Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (RPO) is considering reducing the amount of meat and number of weaners imported from Namibia. This is due to the increasing financial strain
Top 10 agricultural imports driving Africa’s trade dynamics
Chisom Michael Africa’s major agricultural imports largely consist of products for which the continent lacks a revealed comparative advantage (RCA), with notable exceptions being sugars and sugar confectionery and tobacco
SA urged to build work-ready IT skills, reduce import cost
South Africa must build work-ready IT talent pipelines to reduce the cost of importing skills, particularly in software development, and mitigate the impact of R8.5 billion in lost export revenue.
Kenya bans sugar imports from outside Comesa, EAC trade blocs
Kenya on Tuesday imposed a ban on sugar imports from outside the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) and the East African Community (EAC), two regional trade blocs,
China starts import of mutton products from Africa
CHANGSHA – A shipment of mutton from Madagascar was cleared at Changsha Customs in central China’s Hunan Province on Sunday, marking China’s first mutton imports from Africa and an important
Agriculture minister Steenhuisen discusses citrus import ban with Botswana and Namibia
John Steenhuisen, South Africa’s Agriculture Minister, announced plans to engage with Botswana and Namibia to discuss the citrus import ban and seek a resolution. Namibia’s restriction spans from 2021 to
AfCFTA must boost intra-African exports
Farihan Alhassan – Head, Business and Commercial Banking, Stanbic Bank Ghana Discussing the introduction of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement at the Africa Unlocked conference in Cape
High Court orders South Africa to suspend arms exports to Myanmar
Artillery of Myanmar’s military. The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria has set aside permits that were granted by the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) to facilitate
Botswana signs coal export deal with Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Landlocked Botswana, which boasts the third largest coal reserves in Africa, has a potential new export route. Botswana has signed a deal with Zimbabwe and Mozambique to develop a massive
Nigeria’s food importation policy could destroy country’s agriculture, warns Akinwumi Adesina
Nigeria should be producing more food to stabilize food prices, while creating jobs and reducing foreign exchange spending Fifth from left: Prof Emeritus Olugbemiro Jegede; AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina; Primate