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Africa: Experts Highlight How Foreign Actors Are Exploiting Weaknesses in Africa’s Information Ecosystem to Influence Narratives Around Politics, Trade and Strategic Resources.

eriinfo.com5 months ago010 mins

On February 10-11, 2026, researchers and experts convened in Dakar, Senegal, for the first Africa Forum on Countering Foreign Interference (CFI). The forum brought together participants from Africa, Europe and America to examine the growing challenge of foreign information manipulation and its implications for governance, media ecosystems, and digital rights across the African continent. The…

Iran war paralyzes oil trade, U.S. military plane crashes in Iraq

eriinfo.com5 months ago04 mins

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first public message Thursday — but the statement came as a prepared message, with no speech, video or public appearance. Security around Iran’s leadership is extremely tight following the assassination of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the opening phase of the war now spreading across…

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Africa: Nigeria Signs Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 Host Agreement

eriinfo.com5 months ago05 mins

Nigeria has signed the host agreement for the f ifth Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027), taking over the baton from Algeria which hosted the highly successful fourth edition that recorded US$49.94 bil lion in trade and investment deals. The agreement signing ceremony was held in Lagos on Monday, the designated ‘host city’, in partner ship…

Trump launches next phase of trade war with new investigations

eriinfo.com5 months ago08 mins

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will launch a wave of tariff-related investigations into more than a dozen U.S. trade partners, the next phase in President Donald Trump’s sweeping global trade wars. In a process that is likely to result in a fresh round of tariffs in the near future, the Office of U.S….

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Africa: China in Africa – Investment and Trade Work Well When There’s Strong Oversight, and Badly When There Isn’t

eriinfo.com5 months ago010 mins

China’s economic footprint in Africa has grown fast over the last two decades. Across the continent, Chinese-backed mines, oilfields, railways and industrial zones have gone from being ambitious projects to central pillars of national development plans. This has been made possible by over US$181 billion in infrastructure loans and about US$50 billion in foreign direct…

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Africa: IATF 2027 – Lagos Prepares to Host Africa’s Largest Trade Platform

eriinfo.com5 months ago07 mins

Nigeria will host the fifth edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2027) in Lagos from November 5 to 11, 2027 under the theme “Global Africa, Smart Trade- From Market Access to Market Power” . The event is a major platform aimed at accelerating trade across the continent under the framework of the African Continental…

Intra-African Trade Fair 2027 (IATF2027) Host signing ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria

eriinfo.com5 months ago05 mins

The Federal Government of Nigeria, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat will officially sign the Hosting Agreement for the 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2027) at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts in Lagos on Monday, 9 March 2026. This landmark ceremony…

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Africa: The Iran War and Global Trade – Will the Cape Route Become the New Normal?

eriinfo.com6 months ago011 mins

Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eastern and western spheres of the international system. Given that the global economy is maritime based and rests on secure and predictable flows of goods by sea, the armed attacks on Iran and their maritime spillovers…

Spain's Pedro Sánchez hits back at Trump threat to sever trade saying 'no to war'

eriinfo.com6 months ago01 mins

Spain’s prime minister delivers a strong rebuttal to US President Donald Trump’s threat to end trade with his country.

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West Africa: China’s Trade Bureau Set to Partner West Africa IMT Summit

eriinfo.com6 months ago03 mins

The Trade Development Bureau of China’s Ministry of Commerce (TDB) has been confirmed as a Strategic Country Partner (China) for the West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing and Trade (West Africa IMT) Summit and Exhibition 2026. This, according to organisers, reinforces a growing shift in Nigeria-China economic relations from expanding trade volumes to anchoring industrial production and…