New FAO Report: Seafood commerce soars to file $184bn, however sustainability hole widens Aquaculture now gives 53 % of complete aquatic animal manufacturing and over 59 % of aquatic animal meals output. PHOTO/FAO. By PATRICK MAYOYO Aquatic animal merchandise have reached a brand new financial peak, with commerce hovering to $184 billion and matching the…
By Ahmed Tolba, Enas Alashray and Bo Erickson DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) – America and Iran traded air assaults on Thursday for a second straight day, with President Donald Trump vowing additional strikes if Tehran doesn’t instantly conform to a peace deal. The escalation in hostilities started earlier this week with the downing of a…
Israel and Iran exchanged assaults on Monday for the primary time since a ceasefire within the Center East struggle took impact two months in the past, regardless of US President Donald Trump calling for restraint. Israel’s strikes got here after Iran focused Israel to avenge an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, the place the Islamic…
ABUJA – The Federal Authorities has offered the Africa High quality Mark (AQM) certification to 131 firms for 220 made-in-Nigeria merchandise, reiterating its dedication to supporting industrial growth and export progress. This types a part of efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of Nigerian items in regional and continental markets below the African Continental Free Commerce…
In my earlier piece in February, Past Preferences and Rhetoric: What Africa’s 2025 Integration Second Actually Demanded I argued that Africa’s long-term competitiveness wouldn’t be secured by ready on exterior commerce preferences, however by taking integration severely as an financial undertaking. I referred to as for political will, industrial technique, and a human-centred strategy to the…
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout Africa proceed to face tighter lending situations, increased collateral necessities, and restricted entry to formal commerce finance regardless of proof displaying that their credit score threat profile has remained comparatively secure. In line with a brand new African Improvement Financial institution (AfDB) report launched in Brazzaville on Could 27,…
By Jana Choukeir, Enas Alashray and Phil Stewart DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Might 28 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guard mentioned on Thursday it focused a U.S. airbase after the U.S. army carried out what a Washington official mentioned have been strikes focusing on an Iranian drone operation close to the Strait of Hormuz, hours after President Donald Trump…
Kenyan President William Ruto says bilateral commerce between Kenya and Tanzania is predicted to surpass $1bn in 2026, citing rising funding, regional integration and stronger East African Neighborhood ties Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto has projected that bilateral commerce between Kenya and Tanzania will exceed $1 billion (about R17bn) in 2026, signaling strengthening financial ties…
By Cheikh Mbacké SèneFinancial Intelligence and Strategic Communication Knowledgeable In a worldwide context marked by the resurgence of protectionism and the fragmentation of commerce, the choice by China to remove tariffs on a variety of African merchandise stands out as a robust sign. At first look, it presents an unprecedented business alternative for African economies. Nonetheless, a…
A short Easter ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia has highlighted the widening operational and diplomatic hole between the 2 sides, with each governments reporting intensive violations that underscore the restricted credibility of non permanent truces in a battle now deeply entrenched in army and geopolitical technique. The mutual accusations, numbering within the hundreds, reinforce rising…