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Rwanda Earned $150m from Coffee in 2025. Who Got the Margins?
A La Colombe executive with roots in Rwanda's post-genocide coffee rebuild says recognition doesn't pay school fees—and demands farmers capture more than farmgate price.
East Africa spends $6.9bn on imports made from its own raw materials—can five countries break the cycle?
The region exported $46m in hides but imported $566m in shoes. Tanzania says five African nations can meet the continent's edible oil demand—if they process locally.
Nigeria's Drill-or-Drop: Asset Reclamation or a Licence Reshuffle in New Packaging?
Abuja says 50 dormant oil blocks are back on the table under PIA enforcement. But can African governments turn forfeited licences into production—or just into another round of bids?
AfDB-UKEF MOU: Who Captures the Value When Export Credit Meets Development Finance?
A new framework promises co-financing for African infrastructure—but with UK export credit in the mix, will contracts flow to British suppliers while African firms watch from the sidelines?
Algeria Blocks $219m Fertiliser Flow to France: Can Sub-Saharan Producers Capture the Gap?
Algiers has reportedly halted urea exports to Paris worth over $200 million—a quarter of French imports—as the Western Sahara dispute spreads into agri-inputs.
US cocoa pivot nets Nigeria $142m while Cameroon exporters hold farmgate prices amid 4.2% export slump
American demand drives 554% surge in Nigerian bean shipments, but Cameroonian purchase prices stay flat despite falling FOB rates—who wins when buyers shift and farmgate lags reality?
Daily Brief: Cocoa futures ease as mid-crop arrivals beat expectations in Côte d'Ivoire
Port arrivals in Abidjan and San Pedro run ahead of last season; grinders remain cautious.
Daily Brief: Benin tightens raw cashew export rules to push local processing
New measures favour domestic processors and could reshape regional raw nut flows.
Daily Brief: UK Developing Countries Trading Scheme update widens agri-food access
Simplified rules of origin offer fresh openings for processed African foods.