{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"Episode 3 Breaking Borders: The New Africa Trade Wave","description":"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f Episode 3 \u2013 Breaking Borders: The New Africa Trade Wave \ud83d\udcc5 October 23, 2025 \ud83c\udfa7 Hosted by Chad Chawanda \u2013 The Intra-Africa Trader Africa is losing over $5 billion every year by trading within the continent using foreign currencies. In this episode, Chad unpacks how new trade systems, digital reforms, and payment innovations are redrawing Africa\u2019s economic map. \ud83d\udcb0 Trade & Payments: Why using the U.S. dollar for intra-African trade is costing billions and how the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) can make local currency trade faster, cheaper, and fairer. \ud83c\udf0d Policy Shift: With the end of AGOA, the U.S. Africa trade agreement, Africa faces a turning point. This is more than an ending  it\u2019s a reset. A call to build regional value chains and strengthen AfCFTA-driven trade between African nations. \ud83d\udca1 Digital Future: From Nigeria\u2019s new National Single Window and Trade Facilitation Portal to a flat-rate air freight corridor with Uganda Airlines digital transformation is redefining how Africa trades, travels, and does business. \ud83d\udcc8 Key Takeaways: 1\ufe0f\u20e3 Trade in African currencies, not foreign ones. 2\ufe0f\u20e3 Build Africa-to-Africa supply chains. 3\ufe0f\u20e3 Invest in digital trade and innovation the engines of the next decade. Africa\u2019s story is shifting from dependence to independence, from fragmentation to integration. This is the new wave of African trade and it\u2019s just beginning. \ud83c\udfa7 Subscribe to Scix African Trade Talks: Insights on Africa \u2013 The Daily Brief to stay informed on what\u2019s shaping Africa\u2019s trade, travel, and business future. ","author_name":"SCIX African Trade Talks","author_url":"http:\/\/scixafricantradetalks.libsyn.com\/website","html":"