After months of speculation, US finally shuts out South Africa, Rwanda from trade benefits across its $33 trillion market as Trump finalises AGOA decision
US President Donald Trump has formally notified Congress and the governments of both countries of his intention to remove them from the trade preference programme, according to a November 2 statement by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)
Months after US trade fallout, South Africa taps alternative markets as exports to the world’s second-largest economy climb 25%
Chinese ambassador Wu Peng announced the increase at an event in Pretoria on October 22, adding that South African imports from China also rose 23% over the same period
4 months after taking office, Benin’s new leader meets Macron as France pushes €23 billion into Africa
Wadagni was received by Macron at the Élysée Palace on October 5 during a dinner of the Africa-France Impact Coalition (AFIC), bringing together African and French business leaders
Inside one of the wildest months in South Korea’s stock market history
On Friday, the benchmark Kospi index closed 18% higher in a record single-day surge, ending the month 22% lower. The index is about 30% lower than its June peak
Months after U.S. listed Nigeria as emerging lithium source, Chinese-backed firm targets country’s projects with 240,000-tonne trial mine
Australian-listed Chariot Corporation said it has signed a term sheet with China-based C&D Logistics and ZhongNuo Advanced Materials for a direct shipping ore (DSO) lithium operation in Nigeria. The proposed project is expected to begin with a trial mining operation targeting up to 240,000 tonnes of lithium ore