U.S. moves to block market access for 7 African countries following comprehensive global forced-labor investigation

The proposal, unveiled by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), targets countries that the U.S. says have failed to impose or effectively enforce restrictions on imports produced with forced labour
Africa’s richest man moves closer to multi-billion-dollar East African industrial expansion as government fast-tracks investment talks

President Samia Suluhu Hassan directed government ministries and agencies to begin immediate discussions with Aliko Dangote’s team following a meeting in Dar es Salaam, marking the first formal step towards transforming the proposals into bankable investment projects