Africa's Free Trade Area Moves $220 Billion — But Only Half the Continent Can Actually Use It
Fifty of 54 African Union members have ratified AfCFTA. Only 25 have actually gazetted the tariff schedules that let anyone trade under it.
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Africa's Farm Output Has Doubled in 20 Years — But Its Farmers Still Earn a Third of the Global Average
AGRA's 20-year report finds real gains in yields and income, and a $180 billion annual financing gap standing between that progress and farmers actually getting paid for it.
African Private Equity Trades Growth-at-All-Costs for Rigour as Returns Face New Scrutiny
Seven dealmakers at a Johannesburg breakfast signal the same shift: distributions, not projections, now decide who raises the next fund.
Dangote Refinery Targets US$1.63 Billion in Africa's Largest Retail Share Offer as It Doubles Capacity to 1.4 Million Barrels a Day
Aliko Dangote says the offer is open to "every human being who is living on the continent" when subscriptions begin September 14.