International News
Standards have become key powerful tools for trade, development – World Bank
By: Marleny Arnoldi 11th December 2025 In its first report analysing the landscape of global standards, the World Bank has found that a proliferating set of international standards that... →
African airlines suffer higher costs, lower profit margins despite booming air traffic growth
By: Marleny Arnoldi 11th December 2025 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects global air passenger traffic to grow by 4.9% from five-billion passengers this year to... →
US House committee to take up Africa trade bill, but South Africa risks exclusion 
By: Reuters 10th December 2025 A US House committee will on Wednesday consider a three-year extension to Washington's flagship trade initiative for Africa which lapsed in... →
Congo's top diplomat says sanctions needed to salvage Trump's peace push
By: Reuters 10th December 2025 Republic of Congo's foreign minister has called on the US President Donald Trump's administration to expand targeted sanctions against Rwanda to... →
Global trade to hit record this year, but momentum is slowing – Unctad
By: Schalk Burger 10th December 2025 Global trade is on course to exceed a record $35-trillion this year, a 7% year-on-year increase, according to global trade organisation UN Trade... →
USTR Greer says he's open to 'different treatment' of South Africa under trade initiative
By: Reuters 10th December 2025 US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday said he is open to treating South Africa differently than other African countries if Washington... →
IATA forecasts that global airline profitability will stabilise next year, but Africa will lag
By: Rebecca Campbell 9th December 2025 The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has issued its financial outlook for... →
ICC sentences Darfur Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years
By: Reuters 9th December 2025 Judges at the International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced a Janjaweed militia leader convicted of committing atrocities in Sudan's Darfur... →
