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TRUMP TARIFFS AND THE IRONY OF GOVERNANCE

This Day 20 Apr 2025
The proposed new board and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should spearhead efforts to ensure the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreements benefit Nigeria.
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African economies should adapt to global challenges amid US-China tariff wars

Business Ghana 19 Apr 2025
He said, "The best path for South Africa is to engage with the US on a free trade agreement," suggesting that in order to obtain favourable conditions, both parties would have to make concessions.
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World Bank president calls for regional trade amid tariff uncertainty 

Ghana Business News 19 Apr 2025
... trade ... By May 2023, 54 countries had committed to implementing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a groundbreaking initiative to create a unified, liberalised market across Africa.
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Trump’s Tariff Hike: LCCI Worried Over Impending Higher Inflation

This Day 18 Apr 2025
Idahosa stated that Nigeria must reduce overdependence on a few trade partners by expanding its bilateral trade agreements with emerging economies in Asia, Latin America, and Africa.
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As Relations with France Wane, Is Algeria Open for Business?, by James Durso

The Unz Review 17 Apr 2025
Algeria is also a member of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA), a free trade area of 14 countries in Africa and the Middle East, so it is already covered by a free trade agreement with several ...
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Trump’s tariffs hurt America’s key Middle East allies

The Hill 17 Apr 2025
Jordan is one of only three countries in the region with a free-trade agreement with Washington and the only country in the Middle East and Africa whose trade with the U.S ... free-trade pact.
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Embracing the unfamiliar: Echoes from Trump

B & FT Online 16 Apr 2025
This is an indication of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) importance in championing international trade relations among African Nations ... trade beyond the borders of Ghana.
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Africa CEO Forum 2025 to explore new collaborative strategies for economic growth

Independent online (SA) 16 Apr 2025
enhancing governance, refining public policies, and accelerating the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Through innovation and collaboration, the Forum aims to strengthen Africa’s economic position on the global stage.”.
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FG Launches Survey to Encourage Nigerian Digital Firms Spread Across Africa

This Day 16 Apr 2025
... announced the launch of the Digital Services Survey in a strategic effort to empower Nigerian digital service providers to expand across Africa under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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Ghana’s Resilience in the Face of U.S. Tariffs: A Call for Innovation and Unity

B & FT Online 16 Apr 2025
Expanding Trade Relationships within Africa ... Wiredu emphasizes the importance of strengthening trade ties within Africa as a viable solution to the challenges posed by U.S ... The African Continental Free ...
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Prudential Bank affirms commitment to cross border payments

B & FT Online 15 Apr 2025
... beyond West Africa on the PAPSS platform which was set up and launched in Accra, Ghana in January 2022 to promote trade within Africa and boost the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
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African Social Movements push for “borderless” Africa  

Ghana Business News 15 Apr 2025
They said the creation of a “borderless Africa” would remove trade barriers, facilitate the free flow of goods and services, and enable the free movement of people across borders ... in Africa.
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Tens of thousands of Jews gather for traditional blessing in Jerusalem

The Scranton Times-Tribune 15 Apr 2025
US flies long-range bomber for drill with South Korea, as the North marks a key state anniversary Xi makes a case for free trade, presenting China as a source of ‘stability and certainty’ South ...
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South Africa pledges intensified efforts to diversify export destinations

Xinhua 14 Apr 2025
According to Ramaphosa, South Africa is deepening relations with countries and regions with which it has regional and bilateral trade agreements, including the Southern African Customs Union, the ...
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AfCFTA: A shield for African businesses amid western economic pressures

Capital Ethiopia 14 Apr 2025
As the global trade landscape becomes increasingly transactional, with rising protectionism and the imposition of new tariffs by Western economies such as the United States, Africa’s businesses find themselves navigating turbulent waters.
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