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AI Boom Keeps Air Cargo Capacity Tight — What It Means for Africa

Artificial intelligence has quietly become the most powerful force in global air freight. What began as a niche flow of servers and networking gear out of Taiwan has, over the...

Why CMA CGM’s $1.4 Billion FedEx Supply Chain Deal Could Reshape Global Logistics

Oslo,July 3, 2026: Container shipping giant CMA CGM Group has confirmed a deal to acquire FedEx Supply Chain,...

AfCFTA in 2026: How Africa’s Free Trade Area Is Transforming Business and Investment

For most of its existence, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been described in the conditional...

Kroger’s $1.65 Billion Giant Eagle Acquisition: What It Means for Grocery Logistics and Supply Chains

July 1, 2026-The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced on July 1, 2026 that it has signed a definitive...

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Jump: US Stocks Rally as US–Iran Deal Eases Oil and Supply Chain Pressures

US stock markets surged on Monday after investors welcomed a breakthrough US–Iran agreement aimed at ending hostilities and...

US-Africa trade relations: Why is AGOA better than a bilateral free trade agreement?

Consultant, Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Group - World BankSenior Research Fellow, Development Policy Research Unit - University of...

Research points to low risk for Covid-19 transmission inflight

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) demonstrated the low incidence of COVID-19 Transmission Inflight with an updated tally of...

UN raises concerns over food loss, waste

The UN has observed an increase in food loss and waste as a result of movement and transport restrictions...

Transition Towards Green Compliant Ship Recycling Facilities in South Africa

Growing environmental and labour concerns in the global ship breaking industry present a desperate need for green compliant ship...

Corruption and tax-dodging ‘rampant’, urgent reforms needed: UN panel

Tax abuse, money laundering and corruption, plague the global financial system, a high-level UN panel reported on Thursday, launching...

Connecting people with finance: new digital core in banks

By Vincent Chen In the banking industry, the stable running of IT systems is imperative. This is what drove the...

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent’s economies

By Muazu Ibrahim, University for Development Studies Most economists see structural transformation as one of the main routes to Africa’s...

The hard task of combating counterfeits

Kenya Anti-Counterfeit Authority, an agency tasked with combating counterfeits recently released a report on the extend of illicit trade...

Top 10 largest airlines in Africa

Although African airlines have faced major financial problems, the continent has something to smile about when albeit in some...

The impact of Covid-19 on global supply chains

As globalisation has increased, the world’s supply chains have become substantially more interconnected. Moreover, as emerging market economies have...

Covid-19: South Africa is racing to produce the masks needed to fight the virus

By, Raymond Joseph, Groundup A race against the clock is underway to source vitally needed masks and other personal protection...

Nigerian Ship-owners position for $3.5bn oil freight contracts, seek vessel financing from China

After many decades of posing akimbo, indications have emerged that Nigerian ship-owners are taking vessel acquisition financing into their...

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