President Donald Trump has used his presidency to launch trade wars against China, the European Union and his North American Free Trade Association partners. His government has blocked...

The World Trade Organisation made its first trip to Sub-Saharan Africa in its 20-year history last month and considering how few good results it has had recently, the...

New or renewed deals to explore for or produce minerals must be licensed by governments. When deals are signed, companies expect to hand over a bonus or other...

African governments wanted the World Trade Organisation's ministerial meeting in Hong Kong on 13-18 December to cut rich-country subsidies on cotton, rice and sugar, while those rich countries...

African sugar-producing members of the 78-member African-Caribbean-Pacific group are threatened by the European Union's attempts to liberalise its sugar industry, which it has long protected against more efficient...

A row about investment rules is likely to spill into the World Trade Organisation' s first ministerial meeting in Singapore on 9-13 December. Successor organisation to the General...

There is growing concern among African officials about the row over Britain's 'mad cow disease' (BSE) and its effect on the region's meat trade. As soon as the...