The Nigeria Customs Service expands e-customs with electronic cargo tracking and online duty payments to cut clearance times. Why predictability matters for
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Commercial Courts: Nigeria Designates Specialist Benches for Business Disputes
Nigeria designates specialist commercial courts to speed business-dispute resolution. What faster, predictable adjudication means for operators, lenders and
Dangote: Africa’s Largest Refinery Begins Crude Distillation Test Runs
Dangote Refinery begins crude distillation test runs in March 2026, a step toward commercial production that could cut Nigeria’s fuel import bill and ease FX
Digital Stamps: Nigeria’s FIRS Targets Counterfeit Drinks With E-Excise
Nigeria’s FIRS rolls out digital tax stamps on alcohol and beverages to curb counterfeiting and raise excise — why enforcement reach will decide its success.
Looking East: Nigeria Advances Its CEPA Trade Pact With the UAE
Nigeria is implementing a CEPA trade pact with the UAE, prioritising halal-food exports and aviation links — a deliberate eastward bet on diversifying trade.
Botswana’s inflation relief still carries an imported-cost warning
Headline inflation fell to 9.4% in July, but imported tradeables remained far hotter than domestic prices, keeping external costs at the centre of the business outlook.
Kropz shows how global fertiliser shocks can reach a South African mine
The Elandsfontein restructuring demonstrates how geopolitical disruption can move through fertiliser markets, phosphate prices and operating costs until it reaches jobs and capital on the ground.
Zambia’s copper target is becoming an electricity target
The country wants three million tonnes of annual copper output by 2031, but miners are increasingly making the same point: production growth requires a parallel expansion in dependable power.
Mozambique’s investment problem is concentration, not only volume
Foreign direct investment fell 21% in the first quarter, but the deeper issue is that roughly 94% of inflows still went into extractive industries.