“This is how Africa moves from extraction to transformation from potential to prosperity. “Let this summit send a clear message: Africa will no longer export its future in raw form.

“We have gold in Ghana, diamonds in South Africa, oil in Nigeria, 70% of the world’s cobalt in Congo, yet we remain economically behind because we export these in crude form,” Udeagha said.

HARARE, June 10 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe will ban the export of lithium concentrates from 2027 as it extends its push for more local processing, mines minister Winston Chitando said on Tuesday. Africa ...

KAMPALA, Uganda—Trump administration officials seeking deals for critical minerals in Africa are in for a surprise: Governments here are increasingly reluctant to export raw ore, betting instead ...

Back then, 35% of migrants from Africa lived outside the continent, rather than in another African country. Today the share is 45%. That amounts to 20.7m people, triple the figure in 1990 and more ...

Africa's campaign to boost regional payments systems has found a platform at the Group of 20 major economies, with South Africa leading the charge as holder of the G20's rotating presidency.

T he lowly cashew is globalisation in a nutshell. The route from cashew tree to tasty snack follows a peripatetic journey. More than half of the world’s cashew nuts are grown in African ...

In 2024, the export of vehicles and automotive components reached a record amount of R268.8 billion, equating to 14.7% of South Africa’s total exports.

In 2023, South Africa registered a 17% slump in wine export volumes, attributed to a diminished harvest yield and competition at the cheaper end of the market. Last year, sales of packaged wine ...