By Bethuel Karanja From Washington to Beijing, the global economic weather is turning unpredictable. Trade rules that once anchored international commerce are fraying under the strain of protectionism, geopolitical rivalry…
A November 2025 RMB white paper titled Continent at a Crossroads has warned that Africa is entering a decisive decade. The choices governments, firms, and regional blocs make will determine…
As Uganda heads into another electoral cycle, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has unveiled its 2026–2031 Manifesto, branding it a programme for “consolidating socio-economic transformation.” The document doubles as both…
It has been reported that the Rules of Origin (the “RO”), set forth in Annex 2 of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (the “AfCFTA” and “Treaty,” respectively) and…
At the margins of the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union in Lusaka, Zambia, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and Equity Group…
By Yoweri K. Museveni In Uganda, schools recently reopened to face-to-face teaching for the first time in 24 months. Buying time through various forms of lockdown, the vaccines we need…
By NJ Ayuk Speaking at the International Petroleum (IP) Week on February 25, 2021, I commended Nigeria for its efforts in driving gas monetization, but we have to be clear…
By Centurion Lawyers and Business Advisors January 1st, 2021 marked the start of trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. In ratifying the agreement, 34 African…
The agreement establishing Africa as one trading block came into force in 2019, setting January 1, 2021 as the date trading within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would…
