Niger and Burkina Faso will officially quit the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday, following years of deteriorating relations that have redefined trade routes across ...

Al Bakri, from the Book of Routes and Realms, Corpus of Early Arabic sources for West African History, Levtzion and Hopkins. Another trade route forged by Muslim traders went from Zawila (in what ...

By Dr. David King BOISON Alternative funding sources for Ghana’s 24-hour port economySecuring sustainable financing is a critical step in transforming Ghana’s ports into a fully operational, ...

In 5th Century Ghana routes unfurled across the Sahara Desert, to trade salt – abundant in north-west Africa, including present-day Morocco – with gold from nations to the south such as Ghana.

When European traders set up trading posts in West Africa, this altered the geography of trade routes operating in Africa. These permanent bases – often operating for over a hundred years ...

According to the Trade Promotion ... and East Africa monthly or bimonthly, depending on cargo volume and logistical coordination. He added that the task force has decided to establish a framework for ...