Sub-Saharan Africa could lose the most if the world were to be divided into two isolated trading blocs centered on China or the United States and the European Union, Qianqian Zhang and Ivanova Reyes write in a recent article.

Ghana overtook Côte d'Ivoire in cocoa production in the 2022/23 crop year, according to the latest Cocoa Market Report from the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO).

South Africa and Ghana top the list of ten countries in the continent's birthplace with the best environment for trade, indicates a recent Standard Bank barometer report on trade in Africa.

Australian oil company Invictus Energy has announced the discovery of a hydrocarbon deposit in northern Zimbabwe, a country where massive power cuts are frequent.

Morocco Foodex and the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food signed a three-year action plan to strengthen cooperation in various fields.

A free trade area across the African continent, if successfully implemented, could significantly boost economic growth and improve living standards at a time of rising geopolitical tensions and climate change, indicates a study by the International Monetary Fund in a study.