Trade & Investment

Does WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala stand any chance of persuading Nigeria's President Buhari to temper his protectionist trade policies?

Africa's approach to climate change is based on a notion of the continent stuck in the past. It's time to replace it with a forward-looking vision.

Somaliland’s stronger ties with the UAE and Kenya may not only boost trade and investment but also advance prospects of international recognition.

Lack of infrastructure has been one of the biggest drags on Nigeria’s development. Can the government’s latest spending plans make a difference?

Covid-19 has impacted on sales, but many big industry players remain confident of prospects in what should remain the world’s fastest growing market.

Mike Moon profiles the new president of CAF and asks whether the mining magnate can revive the continent's ambition of becoming a football powerhouse.

Renewable energies provide unique opportunities for cooperation between Brazil and Africa, says Brazil Africa Institute president João Bosco Monte.

The pandemic's disruption of global supply chains and the race for a vaccine, has added new urgency to the need for African economies to become more productive, South Africa's former trade and industry minister Rob Davies says.

Angola’s struggling economy was hit hard by the fall in crude oil prices brought about by Covid-19, but the authorities have responded robustly and the country’s reform programme is still moving forward.

Turkish engagement in Africa is expanding rapidly, extending beyond economic outreach to encompass business, aid, diplomacy, culture and military support.