Biashara Afrika 2026: AfCFTA Signs Landmark Deals to Boost Trade, Logistics and Finance
By Pa Modou Cham During the second day of the ongoing Biashara Afrika Conference in Lomé, the Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, signed three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at deepening intra-African trade,…
Experts Call for Urgent Reforms to Strengthen Africa’s Trade Corridors at Biashara Afrika Forum in Lomé
By Pa Modou Cham Trade, logistics and finance experts have called for urgent reforms to improve Africa’s maritime connectivity, logistics corridors and trade systems in order to fully unlock the potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The…
Togo Pushes for Borderless Africa as AfCFTA Leaders Call for Stronger Competition Laws
By Pa Modou Cham The inaugural conference on competition policy and law under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) opened in Lomé, Togo, with African leaders, regional institutions and international partners calling for stronger competition frameworks to accelerate continental…
Togo Announces Visa-Free Entry for Africans Amid Regional Mobility Debate at Biashara Afrika Conference
By Pa Modou Cham The Togolese government has announced a visa-free entry policy for African nationals, a move that comes shortly after concerns over visa accessibility and intra-African mobility were raised during the opening of the 3rd edition of the…
Afreximbank Chief George Elombi Pushes Africa From “Vision to Execution” Under AfCFTA
By Pa Modou Cham Dr George Elombi, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of African Export-Import Bank, has declared that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is no longer merely a political aspiration but a continental project…
EFSCRJ Report Warns of Democratic Backsliding and Rising Human Rights Concerns in Gambia
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice has raised alarm over what it describes as increasing democratic backsliding, corruption, and human rights violations in The Gambia, despite gains recorded since the end of former President Yahya Jammeh’s rule…
Africa Rallies Behind AfCFTA as Leaders Push Vision of a Stronger Continental Economy
LOMÉ, Togo- 18 May 2026- President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on Monday presided over the opening of the 3rd edition of the Biashara Afrika Forum in Lomé, as African leaders, ministers and business executives rallied behind a renewed push to accelerate…
Lomé hosts 3rd Biashara Afrika Forum as leaders champion AfCFTA-driven continental transformation
By Pa Modou Cham LOMÉ, Togo — May 18 – African heads of institutions, ministers, and private sector leaders on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to accelerating the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a driver of industrialisation, intra-African trade,…
Gambia Police Force Graduates 100 Riot Control Officers Ahead of Presidential Elections as Guinea-Bissau Ambassador Joins Ceremony
The Gambia Police Force (GPF) on Friday graduated 100 officers in advanced public order management in a significant security preparedness exercise ahead of The Gambia’s presidential elections scheduled for December 2026. The graduation ceremony, held at the Police Intervention Unit…