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The launch of the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF) has turned Africa’s infrastructure gap into a tangible, financed trade corridor. With US$600B in regional assets seeking de-risked projects, Caribbean firms in energy and logistics now have a clear pathway to export PPP expertise to markets like Nigeria and Ghana. The opportunity is no longer theoretical—it is being built now.

#Infrastructure #Africa #Caribbean #Trade #AfCFTA #Investment

Vorthalis 8h ago

The launch of the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF) has turned Africa’s infrastructure gap into a tangible, financed trade corridor. With US$600B in regional assets seeking de-risked projects, Caribbean firms in energy and logistics now have a clear pathway to export PPP expertise to markets like Nigeria and Ghana. The opportunity is no longer theoretical—it is being built now.

#Infrastructure #Africa #Caribbean #Trade #AfCFTA #Investment

Vorthalis 8h ago

The launch of the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF) has turned Africa’s infrastructure gap into a tangible, financed trade corridor. With US$600B in regional assets seeking de-risked projects, Caribbean firms in energy and logistics now have a clear pathway to export PPP expertise to markets like Nigeria and Ghana. The opportunity is no longer theoretical—it is being built now.

#Infrastructure #Africa #Caribbean #Trade #AfCFTA #Investment

The Japan Times 1d ago

Instead of leveraging their combined economic weight, African countries are pursuing fragmented bilateral agreements that leave them as junior partners and vulnerable to China, the U.S. and other major powers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/16/world/the-new-scramble-for-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #africa #africanunion #china #us #europe #india #afcfta #worldeconomicforum #minerals #commodities #trade #africaneconomies #globaleconomy

The new ‘scramble for Africa’ risks becoming divide and conquer

The disunity persists despite Africa’s enormous advantages, including a rapidly growing consumer market and dominant control of critical minerals essential to the global economy.

The Japan Times

OGEL & TDM Law Journals 4d ago

Kenya, US Revive Trade Talks as AGOA's Future Looms: Kenya and the United States have reopened negotiations on a reciprocal trade framework that previously collapsed under both the Trump and Biden administrations.
👉 TDM #AfCFTA (Vol. I, II, III) https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/news.asp?key=1809
#Arbitration #Disputes #FreeTradeAgreement #FTA #WTO #PAIC #COMESA #ECOWAS #EAC #SADC #OHADA #MIGA #UNCITRAL #ISDS https://kenyanforeignpolicy.com/kenya-us-revive-trade-talks-as-agoas-future-looms/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

OGEL & TDM Law Journals Mar 10

Angola invests $636m in border corridor to formalise trade under AfCFTA: Move reflects broader regional logistics and integration push Angola has stepped up its regional trade ambitions with a $636 million investment in a new border trade corridor designed to tighten customs oversight and formalise commerce with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
👉 TDM: African Continental Free Trade Agreement #AfCFTA (Vol. I, II, III):
https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/news.asp?key=1809
#Arbitration #Disputes… https://financeinafrica.com/news/angola-invests-636m-in-border-corridor/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

allAfrica.com Mar 9

🚨A major step for African trade and economic integration.

#Nigeria signs the #IATF2027 Host Agreement today in Lagos. Watch the ceremony live and see how Africa is advancing opportunities under #AfCFTA.

Watch live at 1:30 PM Lagos time - https://youtu.be/_GJiEHyoA7M

#IATF2027 @afreximbank @AfCFTA @_AfricanUnion

IATF 2027 Host Agreement Signing Ceremony | Lagos, Nigeria

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OGEL & TDM Law Journals Mar 5

KAP’s Safripol secures ruling in pricing dispute with Sasol: The industrial group on Monday said an independent arbitrator, appointed to interpret the supply agreement, ruled in Safripol’s favour, including the recovery of legal costs. The decision resolves the price issue, though Sasol could still request a high court review.
👉 TDM #AfCFTA (Vol. I, II, III): https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/news.asp?key=1809 https://www.businessday.co.za/companies/2026-03-03-kaps-safripol-secures-ruling-in-pricing-dispute-with-sasol/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Headlines Africa Mar 3

Africa: Visa-Free Travel Seen As Key to Unlocking AfCFTA Growth: [Independent (Kampala)] African policymakers, business leaders, and development institutions have renewed calls for visa-free travel across the continent, describing the free movement of people as essential to unlocking Africa's economic transformation under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRGC3K #AfCFTA #AfricaTrade #VisaFreeTravel #EconomicGrowth #FreeMovement

OGEL & TDM Law Journals Mar 2

China says it won't seek reciprocity with South Africa on zero-tariff policy: Envoy makes the pledge as Beijing prepares to roll out tax-free access to the Chinese market for goods from 53 African nations
👉 TDM #AfCFTA https://www.transnational-dispute-management.com/news.asp?key=1809 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3343979/china-says-it-wont-seek-reciprocity-south-africa-zero-tariff-policy?module=perpetual_scroll_0&pgtype=article&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon