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BIZARRE: Afcfta - What They Never Told You

Rendeavour becomes the African Continental Free Trade Area's inaugural implementation partner for African industrialisation and trade infrastructure

LOMÉ, Togo, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has partnered with Rendeavour, Africa's new city builder, to support the implementation of the AfCFTA through infrastructure-led industrialisation, integrated economic zones and trade-enabling urban development across the continent. The partnership was signed at Biashara Afrika…

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Canada risks missing out on Africa’s trade boom under Mark Carney

At the G20 summit in South Africa in November, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced several new initiatives, including talks toward a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) with South Africa.

The Conversation

High-rise, high expectations: is Casablanca’s finance hub a model for African development?

Morocco’s commercial centre has brought investment to the continent – but critics say it masks domestic inequality

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What Canada can learn from China on effectively engaging with Africa

Canada’s recent launch of a new Africa Strategy comes at a moment of profound geopolitical change and growing shifts in global development co-operation.

The Conversation

Why Canada must seize the moment and launch its long-awaited Africa strategy

Recent events have been nothing short of shock therapy for many Canadians. The threat of economically devastating tariffs by the United States at the behest of President Donald Trump have only reinforced that the time is ripe for Canada to diversify its foreign engagements and collaborations — like with the…

The Conversation

Can Africa’s new free trade treaty boost business on the continent?

African countries that have long traded with others outside the continent are now shipping goods to each other.

Al Jazeera

AfCFTA Accelerates Implementation To Boost Africa’s Trade And Global Market Standing

Member states ramp up efforts to unlock the potential of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area

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Ugandan Adviser Plans Trade Shows To Boost Exports, Attract Investment

Uganda's Export Vision: $6 Billion Boost by 2028

Zenger

Uganda’s Odrek Rwabwogo Aims To Transform Trade And Increase Exports

Uganda's Plan to Boost Exports by $6 Billion: No More 'Blind Dates' in Trade

Zenger

Trade, Security Top Issues as African Leaders Meet

African leaders gather Saturday in Addis Ababa for an annual summit, aiming to jumpstart a faltering trade deal while also focusing on the continent's most pressing challenges, including armed conflict and a worsening food crisis. As the continent reels from a record drought in the Horn of Africa and deadly…

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