By Franco Bonghan When Burkina Faso banned fresh tomato exports to feed its own processing plants, it did more than protect a crop. It quietly repudiated...
When a global food giant quietly reformulates its products to strip out the world's most iconic ingredient, it isn't just a story about confectionery - it's...
By Mark-Anthony Johnson From raw bean to finished bar, Africa’s top producers are demanding a seat at the table – and the economics are finally catching...
By Ziad Hamoui Ghana’s president is right to call current trade arrangements neo-colonial. But diagnosis without execution changes nothing. Ghana produces the cocoa. Switzerland pockets US$130...
By Juwon Akin-Olotu My father posed a deceptively simple question over dinner recently, one that cuts to the heart of West Africa’s agricultural conundrum: Why are...
By Ziad Hamoui In a landmark move for regional integration, the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, and the...
By Kelly Mua Kingsly Africa’s trade volume is surging – its exports to global markets reached record highs in 2024. Yet beneath the headline numbers lies...