An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving
The baobab tree is known as the “tree of life” and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty ...
PBS1d
Ancient baobab trees in Africa once supplemented local’s income, now climate change and demand have them barely surviving
The baobab tree is known as the "tree of life" and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty ...
US ships record volumes of thermal coal to Africa
The United States shipped a record 6.1 million metric tons of thermal coal - used mainly for power generation and in ...
Debt and Dollar Shortages Keep African Currencies Under Pressure
While emerging market currencies have broadly benefited from a softer US dollar this quarter, African currencies have bucked ...
The EastAfrican9h
Why Zimbabwe’s ZiG is tanking
Economists say the introduction of the new currency has not solved Zimbabwe’s old exchange rate problems, which are getting ...
The Punch Newspapers on MSN3d
Unlocking Africa’s trade potential in the Caribbean and Latin America
As Africa continues to assert itself on the global economic stage, African businesses are increasingly looking beyond ...
ABC News2d
An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' yet local harvesters are barely surviving
The global market for baobab products has spiked, turning rural African areas with an abundance ... have nothing,” said Kingstone Shero, the local councilor. “The buyers are imposing prices ...
South African rand firms, markets focus on expected Fed rate cut
The South African rand was little changed in early trade on Friday, as markets weighed up bets on the size of a rate cut ...
An ancient African tree is providing a new 'superfood' yet local harvesters are barely surviving
Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family's staple corn and millet diet. The 50-year-old ...
Mail & Guardian5d
Chinese EV brands target Africa amid rising trade barriers in Europe, North America
One of Europe's best selling Chinese electric vehicle brands, BYD, launched a showroom in Zambia in September - its fourth ...
The Canadian Press on MSN2d
Ancient African tree provides new 'superfood', but local harvesters are barely surviving
The baobab tree is known as the “tree of life” and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for natural food and beauty ...