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The free-trade area is open for business. Who’s ready?
Trade
Oct 29, 2026

The free-trade area is open for business. Who’s ready?

Exporters with paperwork, warehouses and payment rails in place are already winning cross-border orders.

By
Wanjiru Kamau
 · 10 min read
Africa’s second cities are where the next consumer boom is happening
Retail
Oct 26

Africa’s second cities are where the next consumer boom is happening

Kumasi, Mwanza and Ibadan are growing faster than the capitals — and brands are following.

African Business

From Accra to Abidjan: the corridor rewriting West African retail

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Why agribusiness is Africa’s most underrated growth story
Agribusiness
Oct 18

Why agribusiness is Africa’s most underrated growth story

Processing, storage and finance — not farming itself — are where the margins are.

Why Lagos and Nairobi are racing to build data centres
Energy
Oct 15

Why Lagos and Nairobi are racing to build data centres

Local data rules and cheaper power are pulling cloud capacity onto the continent.

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