Africa's Export Directory
Zimbabwe dominated Africa’s tobacco leaf exports in 2024, accounting for 48.51% of the continent’s total exports and significantly outpacing other major tobacco-producing countries. According to trade statistics cited in a
Tanzania is expanding Mtwara Port as it seeks to attract more cargo from Malawi, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and other southern and central African markets. A new
Africa’s agricultural economy depends not only on production but also on the movement of food across borders. Every day, thousands of small-scale traders transport essential goods such as maize, beans,
The government of Malawi has launched sweeping reforms in its mining sector, suspending the issuance of new mining licences and enforcing a ban on raw mineral exports as part of
Several African currencies recorded notable gains in 2025, supported by stronger export revenues, tighter fiscal discipline, and improving investor sentiment, according to analysis cited by Business Insider Africa. For mining
Malawi has enacted a decisive policy shift, banning the export of raw minerals with the stated aim of keeping greater value onshore and catalysing local industrialisation. Announced by President Peter
New Delhi, India — India has launched a USD 4 billion investment drive to secure critical mineral imports from Africa, targeting lithium, cobalt, and nickel—essential for electric vehicle batteries and
As more African governments introduce investor-friendly laws to enhance mining frameworks, the upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 will bring together several African mining ministers to showcase opportunities across their
Malawi has struck a $7 billion partnership with China’s Hunan Sunwalk Technology Group to develop a titanium extraction venture and build an advanced mineral processing plant. The agreement highlights Malawi’s
During the Mining in Motion 2025 summit in Accra, mining ministers from Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stressed the need to review and modernize Africa’s