The Costs of Nigeria’s Import Bans
Ominira Initiative Free Trade Fellow Victor Ejechi has written in The Cable criticising Nigeria’s embrace of costly import bans. HeContinue Reading
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AfCFTA and Zambia’s Opportunity to Build, Trade, and Lead
Africa stands at a pivotal economic crossroads. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), The world ‘largest free trade agreement by numberContinue Reading
IATP Attends Africa Liberty Forum
Last week, we were delighted to attend Atlas Network’s Africa Liberty Forum in Accra, Ghana. Events that bring so muchContinue Reading
Nigerian Trade ‘At a Defining Moment’
Trade in Nigeria is at a defining moment. Our markets are busy, our entrepreneurs are resilient. Yet beneath this activityContinue Reading
East and West African Trade Blocs Show What Success and Failure Looks Like for AfCFTA
The contrast between the Kenya–Tanzania and Mali–Burkina Faso borders demonstrates that AfCFTA is neither self-executing nor immune to political shocks.
The Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on the DRC
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country rich in soil and subsoil resources, renowned for its natural wealth butContinue Reading
How New US Tariffs Could Reshape Zambia’s Exports
The United States implemented a new system of reciprocal tariffs on August 1, 2025. While Zambian exports to the UnitedContinue Reading
Trump’s Tariffs Send a Clear Signal to South Sudan
South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation, having gained independence in 2011. Since then, its economy has been heavily dependentContinue Reading
Trump’s Tariffs to Disrupt Kenya’s Growth
With Donald Trump’s administration allowing a self-imposed trade deadline to expire on August 1st, a cascading effect of new tariffsContinue Reading