Tiny glass beads discovered in mountain caves about 25 miles from the shores of Lake Malawi in eastern-central Africa provide evidence that European trade in the continent’s hinterland was built on ...

Description Beads have served as a medium of exchange around the globe. Many different types of beads have been used in transactions on the continent of Africa including those made from glass, coral, ...

A building owned by Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum will face emergency demolition in the next week, but the museum itself will not be affected.

Ancient African Communities Living 1,800 Miles Away From Each Other Making Identical Beads Was ‘No Coincidence’ The impulse to connect, communicate, and express identity is as old as humanity ...

Total trade between China and Africa was worth $296bn in 2024. Yet the value of what China exported west ($179bn) was much ...

Africa is home to the world’s largest free trade agreement, in terms of number of countries, territory, and population – the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Fifty-four of 55 ...

The African share of global trade remained at less than three per cent, driven largely by merchandise trade in 2023, a report on the assessment of progress on regional integration in Africa has ...

Moscow remains the biggest exporter of arms to Africa. The most successful pillar of Russia's conventional trade with Africa is arms, managed mainly by state-controlled Rosoboronexport.