The continent's integration into global trade networks has exposed deep structural vulnerabilities - but the path to resilience runs through strategy, not just infrastructure.
Africa's alternative trade financiers are beginning to mirror the banks they were built to bypass - and the continent's small businesses may pay the price.
By Jacqueléne Coetzer Africa is producing world-class goods. From the sun-dried botanicals of the Sahel to the precision-engineered components rolling out of Gauteng, the continent’s entrepreneurs...
A new payment partnership between PAPSS and Kenya’s PesaLink is doing what roads and railways alone never could: making intra-African trade genuinely frictionless.
By Jastine Martine The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) promises to unite 1.4 billion people across 54 countries into a US$3.4 trillion market. On paper,...
By Dishant Shah Here is an uncomfortable truth that rarely makes headlines: Africa hemorrhages billions of dollars annually simply moving money within its own borders. Not...
By Danilo Desiderio Trade finance is often described as the “silent engine” of Africa’s economic growth, yet its full potential remains largely untapped. Strengthening access to...
