Topic: African Continental Free Trade Area
Kenya to host 8th International Industrial Expo with over 6,000 delegates expected
Aug 27, 2025 at 01:55 PM
Kenya is preparing to welcome the 8th edition of the Kenya International Industrial Expo (KIIE), which will run from September 4 to 6, 2025, at Nairobi’s Sarit Expo Centre....
Kenyan embassies to become trade gateways in deal with Real Sources Africa
Aug 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Kenya is repositioning its embassies to act as economic outposts after the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs signed a partnership with Real Sources Africa, a homegrown digit...
Kenya’s exports hit by Trump-era tariffs as COMESA rallies Africa to trade within
Jul 23, 2025 at 05:27 PM
Kenya is facing fresh trade headwinds as its major exports to the United States, especially textiles, macadamia nuts, black tea, and organic coffee, begin attracting tariffs as hig...
Kenya and Ethiopia seal agreement to boost cross-border trade under AfCFTA
Apr 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Kenya and Ethiopia have signed a bilateral agreement aimed at fast-tracking the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation through a simplified trade regime, marki...
Kenya’s African exports hit Sh248.7 billion, climbing 26 per cent on robust trade ties
Nov 05, 2024 at 02:13 PM
Kenya has recorded an impressive 26 per cent surge in its exports to African nations over the first seven months of 2024, driven by an increase in shipments and bolstered bilateral...
Central digital currency emerges as key solution to Africa's economic resilience
May 31, 2024 at 06:41 PM
Amid the complex economic landscape faced by African nations, a beacon of hope shines through with the proposition of a central digital currency....
Safaricom, M-pesa, Coronation Group, Access Holdings partner to enhance African remittances
Mar 26, 2024 at 08:13 PM
A beacon of hope for financial inclusion across Africa has emerged four African financial giants – Coronation Group, Access Holdings Plc, Safaricom Plc and M-Pesa Africa – have...
AfCFTA spurs economic prospects for African youth through tech and education
Nov 27, 2023 at 02:20 PM
Leaders in academia and economic planning converged at the African Economic Research Consortium's (AERC) 59th Biannual plenary session to explore the transformative potential of th...