Total trade between China and Africa was worth $296bn in 2024. Yet the value of what China exported west ($179bn) was much higher than what Africa sent east ($117bn). This year, partly as a result of ...

As Western markets turn hostile towards Chinese electric vehicles, BYD – the world’s largest EV maker – is investing heavily ...

China's exports held up well in the first half of 2025 as shipments to other regions offset the drag from the US, resulting ...

Chinese customs will implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to China in a bid to use ...

South Africa vows to expand its trade portfolio to create more balance and tackle a growing trade deficit which heavily ...

South African central bank chief Lesetja Kganyago flagged that dollar depreciation because of US tariffs and deflation in ...

Experts said the proposed additional tariffs are sending ripples through Africa's trade and policy circles, raising concerns ...

President Trump has placed a 50% tariff on copper imports beginning on August 1, in line with tariffs on steel and aluminum ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) -China will negotiate and sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with, it said, a move that could ...

As a 30% tariff on South African exports to the US approaches, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen reveals the country's ...

After slashing billions in foreign aid, the Trump administration says it is forging a new approach: 'commercial diplomacy.' ...

Trump has cut aid to South Africa, citing false claims that white South Africans are being persecuted. For white farmers, his ...