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AfCFTA Pushes Lifeline for Smaller Economies Like Gambia as Wamkele Mene Calls for Inclusive African Trade
By Pa Modou Cham The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, has stressed that the success of the AfCFTA will depend on whether ordinary Africans, especially small businesses, can feel its impact in their…
Biashara Afrika 2026 Closes in Lomé With Bold Push for Visa-Free Africa and AfCFTA Action
By Pa Modou Cham The 3rd Edition of the Biashara Afrika Conference closed in Lomé, Togo, on Wednesday with a powerful call for African governments and businesses to accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as…
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…
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…
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,…
Madi Jobarteh Tears Into Government’s “163,000 Jobs” Claim, Demands Proof
By Pa Modou Cham Prominent Gambian human rights activist Madi Jobarteh has launched a blistering attack on the government over its controversial claim that it created 163,000 jobs by the first quarter of 2026, describing the figure as unbelievable, unsupported,…
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Barbados on a Precautionary Stand-by Arrangement
Bridgetown, Barbados – May 14, 2026: At the request of the Government of Barbados, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Mr. Michael Perks, visited Barbados during May 4-14 to conduct the 2026 Article IV Consultation and discuss the Barbadian…
Publication: Integrating Africa: From Threads to Hubs
Abstract Africa trades as much as East Asia relative to GDP but without the structural transformation. The problem lies not just in the volume of trade, but in its composition and direction: exports remain concentrated in raw commodities destined for…