Nairobi, Aug. 10 -- Africa stands at a defining moment in the future of trade. For years, the debate has focused on access to capital, regulatory complexity and the cost of doing business across borders. Those issues still matter. But the bigger question now is this: how does trade move?

If Africa is to unlock the full potential of intra-African commerce, industrial growth and SME participation, it must digitise not just transactions, but the trade ecosystem itself.

According to recent trade assessments by Afreximbank and African Development Bank, Africa still faces an estimated annual trade finance gap, currently estimated by the African Trade Report 2025 to be $100 billion, even as trade becomes more central to the continent's growth ...