By Danilo Desiderio African governments can mobilize overnight to serve a foreign trade partner. Yet they stall for years when asked to integrate with each other....
By Danilo Desiderio The continent’s ambitious trade agreements look impressive on paper. Yet beneath the institutional architecture lies a troubling reality: economic unity remains more aspiration...
By Danilo Desiderio At the World Economic Forum in Davos, a provocative thesis emerged from the corridors of global finance: Africa’s 1.3 billion people represent potential,...
By Gregory Simpkins Throughout 2025, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was considered dead. Legislation extending the trade process failed to get passed in late...
By Danilo Desiderio Five years into the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the gap between promise and delivery threatens to undermine the continent’s boldest economic...
By John Kourkoutas When people hear I built a thriving export advisory business focused on African markets, they often say, “You were just lucky.” “Right place,...
By Danilo Desiderio When the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) officially launched in 2019, it was hailed as the most ambitious economic project on the...
By Danilo Desiderio For decades, Africa has been described in the same breath: a “continent of potential.” It’s a phrase often delivered with optimism – but...
By Danilo Desiderio The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has released its highly anticipated 2025 African Trade Report, titled “African Trade in a Changing Global Financial Architecture.”...
By Dishant Shah It’s a straightforward question, but it invites profound reflection. Currently, most African countries trade more with nations outside the continent than with their...
By Danilo Desiderio Could the concept of a national “Made in” brand evolve into a unified, continent-wide “Made in Africa” initiative? This question is gaining traction...
By Danilo Desiderio A groundbreaking Afrobarometer survey spanning 34 African countries sheds light on a fascinating paradox: the appetite for trade liberalization is stronger in autocratic...
By Danilo Desiderio While tariffs have gained renewed attention under recent administrations, they are far from the only tools countries use to restrict imports. Beyond tariffs,...
By Danilo Desiderio A recent publication from AfCFTA Dialogues, a platform dedicated to raising awareness and fostering a deeper understanding of the African Continental Free Trade...
