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Cocoa prices hit highest in 12 years in New York

Cocoa prices hit highest in 12 years in New YorkMarcelo Teixeira

New OECD-FAO report maps future trends in global food production, trade

New OECD-FAO report maps future trends in global food production, trade

6 Jul 2023

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Chocolate-making ingredient cocoa hits highest price in 46 years

By Maytaal Angel and Marcelo Teixeira 29 Jun 2023

Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

25 Feb 2022

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Global food prices rise in January

3 Feb 2022

Africa emerging as next big retail hotspot - Kearney report

Africa emerging as next big retail hotspot - Kearney report

4 Jan 2022

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Dawit Endeshaw 3 Nov 2021

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

13 Jul 2021

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

24 Jun 2021

Bobby Madhav, FNB head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance

AfCFTA offers massive economic opportunities, but there is still much work to be done

Bobby Madhav 22 Apr 2021

Why you should expect more Suez-like supply chain disruptions and shortages at your local grocery store

Nada R. Sanders 12 Apr 2021

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

4 Mar 2021

Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead

Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Samuel Samiai Andrews 24 Feb 2021

Ethnic conflict could unravel Ethiopia's valuable garment industry

Ethnic conflict could unravel Ethiopia's valuable garment industry

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly 21 Jan 2021

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Oct 2020

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

Robyn Berger, Theunis Claassen and Catherine Robson 30 Jun 2020

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

16 Apr 2020

#Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

#Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

1 Apr 2020

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

AfCFTA under the spotlight at ISO assembly

AfCFTA under the spotlight at ISO assembly

17 Sep 2019

Key insights into the global beef market

Key insights into the global beef market

23 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Africa's heightened appeal as a trade and export destination

Africa's heightened appeal as a trade and export destination

15 Mar 2019

Unmeltable chocolate and bean-to-bar: A cocoa expert highlights 3 sweet trends

Kristy Leissle 21 Dec 2018

Trading while caring for people and planet

Trading while caring for people and planet

Richards Munang and Robert Mgendi 22 Oct 2018

Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa

Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa

Joachim Jarreau, Cristina Mitaritonna and Sami Ben 26 Sep 2018

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

24 Sep 2018

Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General.

Africa has phenomenal potential for intra-continental trade

Zipporah Musau 30 Aug 2018

African Union chairperson and president of Rwanda Paul Kagame (from left); president of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou and African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the launch of AfCFTA in Kigali in March 2018. Credit: Office of President Paul Kagame.

Africa's massive free trade area a "gamechanger"

Kingsley Ighobor 29 Aug 2018

#MobileCommerce: Embrace international markets

#MobileCommerce: Embrace international markets

Megan Roper 26 Jul 2018

AfCFTA phase 11 negotiations ahead

AfCFTA phase 11 negotiations ahead

25 Jul 2018

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Source: stevepb via

Global food prices rise in January

3 Feb 2022

Africa emerging as next big retail hotspot - Kearney report

Africa emerging as next big retail hotspot - Kearney report

4 Jan 2022

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Ethiopian textile industry at risk if US suspends trade deal over Tigray war

Dawit Endeshaw 3 Nov 2021

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

Gauteng Growth and Development Agency highlights role of AfCFTA in eliminating poverty

13 Jul 2021

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

Billions in export revenue at risk if suppliers don't cut carbon emissions - study

24 Jun 2021

Bobby Madhav, FNB head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance

AfCFTA offers massive economic opportunities, but there is still much work to be done

Bobby Madhav 22 Apr 2021

Why you should expect more Suez-like supply chain disruptions and shortages at your local grocery store

Nada R. Sanders 12 Apr 2021

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

4 Mar 2021

Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead

Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Samuel Samiai Andrews 24 Feb 2021

Ethnic conflict could unravel Ethiopia's valuable garment industry

Ethnic conflict could unravel Ethiopia's valuable garment industry

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly 21 Jan 2021

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

Watch: SA's premier fashion and textile trade fair goes virtual

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Oct 2020

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

Robyn Berger, Theunis Claassen and Catherine Robson 30 Jun 2020

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

16 Apr 2020

#Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

#Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

1 Apr 2020

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

AfCFTA under the spotlight at ISO assembly

AfCFTA under the spotlight at ISO assembly

17 Sep 2019

Key insights into the global beef market

Key insights into the global beef market

23 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Africa's heightened appeal as a trade and export destination

Africa's heightened appeal as a trade and export destination

15 Mar 2019

Unmeltable chocolate and bean-to-bar: A cocoa expert highlights 3 sweet trends

Kristy Leissle 21 Dec 2018

Trading while caring for people and planet

Trading while caring for people and planet

Richards Munang and Robert Mgendi 22 Oct 2018

Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa

Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa

Joachim Jarreau, Cristina Mitaritonna and Sami Ben 26 Sep 2018

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

AfCFTA will spur industrialisation

24 Sep 2018

Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, UNCTAD Secretary-General.

Africa has phenomenal potential for intra-continental trade

Zipporah Musau 30 Aug 2018

African Union chairperson and president of Rwanda Paul Kagame (from left); president of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou and African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at the launch of AfCFTA in Kigali in March 2018. Credit: Office of President Paul Kagame.

Africa's massive free trade area a "gamechanger"

Kingsley Ighobor 29 Aug 2018

#MobileCommerce: Embrace international markets

#MobileCommerce: Embrace international markets

Megan Roper 26 Jul 2018

AfCFTA phase 11 negotiations ahead

AfCFTA phase 11 negotiations ahead

25 Jul 2018

New Pan-African B2B marketplace "a one-stop-shop for all things African"

New Pan-African B2B marketplace "a one-stop-shop for all things African"

18 Jul 2018

AGOA must support AfCFTA

AGOA must support AfCFTA

16 Jul 2018

NEPAD to transform into new AU Development Agency

NEPAD to transform into new AU Development Agency

10 Jul 2018

Rising import food bill a challenge for poorer countries

Rising import food bill a challenge for poorer countries

10 Jul 2018

#AgriMarkets: Soya bean remains at the heart of US-China trade war

#AgriMarkets: Soya bean remains at the heart of US-China trade war

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Jul 2018

SA signing AfCFTA a significant step towards intra-African trade growth

SA signing AfCFTA a significant step towards intra-African trade growth

3 Jul 2018

AfCFTA will foster partnerships among e-commerce firms: Jumia CEO

27 Jun 2018

Key insights into the global lemon market

Key insights into the global lemon market

22 Jun 2018

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Key insights into the global sesame seed market

8 Jun 2018

EAC tea consumption to increase in the next decade

Maryanne Gicobi 6 Jun 2018

Launch of Intra-African Trade Fair in Cairo, December 2018.

AfCFTA could raise trade by 52%

6 Jun 2018

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