China trade

Nigerian non-oil exporters shift trade focus to China amid US policy uncertainty, while infrastructure funding inefficiencies and renewed Boko Haram violence compound economic and security pressures on Africa's largest economy.

Gold and platinum producers report bumper profits expected to lift tax revenues, while China's zero-tariff policy opens new diversification opportunities for South African exporters across multiple sectors.

President Ramaphosa defends economic progress amid scepticism, as South Africa marks a historic milestone with its first plum shipment to China under a breakthrough trade agreement.