The Ugandan women making paper bags from bananas

Year-to-date, the consumer goods sector has been one of the worst-hit sectors on Nigeria's equities market. To discuss the performance of the sector so far, Abiola Gbemisola, consumer Analyst at Chapel Hill Denham joins CNBC Africa for more.

The US has removed tariffs on over 400 Chinese goods after American firms complained that the levies would cause economic hardship. But trade talks between the world's top two economies remain on a delicate footing.

US announces tariffs on $7.5 billion of European goods

Cheese, wine, olives and many other European goods will be subject to a price hike in the US after President Donald Trump made good on his threat to impose tariffs on a record $7.5 billion worth of European products.

Europe braces as US tariffs kick in on $7.5 billion worth of goods

Counterfeit goods in France: Big business off and online

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Consumer Goods Index is down 32.5 per cent year-to-date, as the sector is the worst performer on the Nigerian bourse. As the 9-month earnings season winds down, Temitope Jolaoso and Analyst at Financial Derivatives joins CNBC Africa to discuss the performance of the consumer goods companies in Nigeria.

Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, has shut its land borders with neighboring countries. It wants to stop of the flow of goods on an import prohibition list.

What about a tax credit for buying second-hand goods?

Nigerian customs service, katsina area command has displayed seized items worth millions of naira, confiscated from smugglers.

Security agencies seize N30bn worth of contraband goods

We discuss how the American press is covering the news that John Bolton's upcoming book undermines Donald Trump's defence in the ongoing impeachment trial. We also find out how companies that plant trees to offset their carbon footprint may be greenwashing us. Finally, we learn of a very competitive Irish couple.