Search
Sign in
North Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
West Africa
Southern Africa

African Trade Blocs Reach Milestone for Unified Commerce Bloc

Allen dreyfus Logo
© Allen Dreyfus

Patrick Alushula

Patrick Alushula is a seasoned Kenyan-based senior business journalist..
  • Three Trading Blocs Form Unified Trade Area
  • COMESA, EAC, and SADC Achieve Trade Threshold

Three trading blocs, the East African Community (EAC), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), have reached the threshold for actualizing trade as a single commerce bloc.

Stay ahead with Real time Updates

Recent Business

Delegates at the G20 Summit in South Africa. Photo @ G20 South Africa Flickr
G20 in a changing world: is it still useful?
23/11/2025
16 hours ago
admin
Read More »
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts the G20 Summit. Photo: G20 Summit Flickr
Africa’s new mineral deal: will G20 South Africa rewrite the rules?
21/11/2025
2 days ago
Kent Mensah
Read More »
South Africa's manufacturing sector takes a dip. Photo by Sam Moghadam @ Unsplash
South Africa cuts interest rates as inflation eases and rand strengthens
21/11/2025
2 days ago
Vitalio Angula
Read More »
Custom Research

Recent Politics

Delegates at the G20 Summit in South Africa. Photo @ G20 South Africa Flickr
G20 in a changing world: is it still useful?
23/11/2025
16 hours ago
admin
Read More »
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: G20 Summit Flickr
“We’ll not be bullied” - Ramaphosa defies US boycott at G20 Summit
21/11/2025
2 days ago
Kent Mensah
Read More »
Nnamdi Kanu (in trademark white turtle neck shirt) in court | File photo @ The Cable
Nigeria jails separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu for life, deepening tensions
20/11/2025
3 days ago
Vincent Nwanma
Read More »

Latest Posts

Latest news insights

Delegates at the G20 Summit in South Africa. Photo @ G20 South Africa Flickr
Read More »
G20 in a changing world: is it still useful?
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts the G20 Summit. Photo: G20 Summit Flickr
Read More »
Africa’s new mineral deal: will G20 South Africa rewrite the rules?
South Africa's manufacturing sector takes a dip. Photo by Sam Moghadam @ Unsplash
Read More »
South Africa cuts interest rates as inflation eases and rand strengthens
Mr. Denys Denya, Senior Executive Vice President at Afreximbank @ Afreximbank
Read More »
Afreximbank posts strong nine-month earnings as assets rise to $42.9bn
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa hosts the G20 Summit. Photo: G20 Summit Flickr
Read More »
Africa’s new mineral deal: will G20 South Africa rewrite the rules?
South Africa's manufacturing sector takes a dip. Photo by Sam Moghadam @ Unsplash
Read More »
South Africa cuts interest rates as inflation eases and rand strengthens
Mr. Denys Denya, Senior Executive Vice President at Afreximbank @ Afreximbank
Read More »
Afreximbank posts strong nine-month earnings as assets rise to $42.9bn
Cobalt. Photo by Paul-Alain Hunt @ Unsplash
Read More »
Can the DRC sustain global cobalt demand without deep structural reform?
South Africa's manufacturing sector takes a dip. Photo by Sam Moghadam @ Unsplash
Read More »
South Africa cuts interest rates as inflation eases and rand strengthens
Mr. Denys Denya, Senior Executive Vice President at Afreximbank @ Afreximbank
Read More »
Afreximbank posts strong nine-month earnings as assets rise to $42.9bn
Cobalt. Photo by Paul-Alain Hunt @ Unsplash
Read More »
Can the DRC sustain global cobalt demand without deep structural reform?
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: G20 Summit Flickr
Read More »
“We’ll not be bullied” - Ramaphosa defies US boycott at G20 Summit