African small-scale cross-border traders have taken a substantial economic blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, exposing the precarity of their livelihood and the deep-rooted inequalities in the region underpinning the changing landscape of African cross-border trade.

Join trade facilitation experts Lily Sommer and Pierre Bonthonneau with trade specialist Nyembezi Mvunga on our Border Insights segment. They explore the pandemic's aftermath, looking at traders' response, recovery, and innovations. Stick around to hear this episode's Border Voice from Nathalie and her COVID-19 experience being a cross-border trader.

Informal Exchanges brings you stories of movement, resilience, and innovation at the African borders, all wrapped in an informal exchange.