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Should the AfCFTA have a Protocol on Climate Change?
10 Jan 24 PublicationsThe AfCFTA has become the focal point of discussions about a wide range of matters, including how to boost intra-African trade and economic integration, how the State Parties can i...
What does the AfCFTA Agreement provide for in respect of climate change?
10 Jan 24 BlogEffective policies are urgently needed in Africa to deal with climate-induced disasters. This will require high levels of political commitment, regional and domestic strategies, co...
tralac Short Course: Trade Remedies and Safeguards in the AfCFTA
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20 Dec 23 NewsKenya’s Economic Performance Strengthened in 2023 Despite Continued Challenges (World Bank)
Kenya’s economic performance strengthened in 2023 despite continued challenges, wit...
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19 Dec 23 NewsCrumbling South African rail prompts Botswana to forge new route (Engineering News)
Botswana has received unsolicited bids from investors to build a rail line to a Namibian port t...
Intra-Africa trade: Facts and figures 2022
19 Dec 23 InfographicsOver the past 10 years, intra-Africa trade has grown from US$ 98 billion in 2013 to US$ 102 billion in 2022. Despite this performance, intra-Africa trade as a share of Africa’s g...
Promoting the Implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement: The Role of Regional Business Councils
17 Dec 23 BlogBusiness communities stand to gain significantly from increased market access, investment opportunities, supply chain optimisation and improved competitiveness from the African Con...
Regional Electricity Market under the AfCFTA: Prospects and Challenges for Ethiopia
16 Dec 23 BlogThe African Union (AU) launched the Africa single electricity market (AfSEM) initiative in 2021 to boost the African electricity sector sustainably and promote an integrated contin...
How ready is Ghana for the AfCFTA?
16 Dec 23 BlogMore than four years after the operational launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ghana is participating in the Guided Trade Initiative (GTI), a pilot trading ...
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11 Dec 23 NewsFreight Logistics Roadmap approved to be published (SAnews)
The Freight Logistics Roadmap – aimed at addressing the serious challenges in that industry – has been approved for...
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08 Dec 23 NewsTransnet increases tug availability at Durban port (SAnews)
The Port of Durban has made significant strides in the improvement of its marine craft status by increasing tug availab...
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06 Dec 23 NewsZimbabwe is paying $400 million Afreximbank debt with platinum exports (Business Insider Africa)
The southern African nation’s reliance on its platinum resources to secure borro...
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04 Dec 23 NewsWhite Paper on electric vehicles released (SAnews)
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel has released a White Paper that outlines a comprehensive electric vehicle...
What is the DNA of the AfCFTA?
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It has been said that “… the significance of the AfCFTA cannot be overstated. It is the world’s largest free trade area since the establishment of the World Tr...
The AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth as part of a new trade and integration discourse
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When the negotiations to conclude the Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) started in 2015, the initial focus was on boosting intr...
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24 Nov 23 NewsKenya has vast growth potential in aviation and technology (The Standard)
The air transport industry in Africa is on the resurgence, and aviation is definitely the next infrastruc...
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23 Nov 23 NewsMedia Release: First Climate Change Legislation Underway in Parliament, Speaker Tells SADC Counterparts (Parliament of the Republic of South Africa)
The Speaker of the National As...
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21 Nov 23 NewsSouth Africa: Major Crisis at South Africa’s Ports (allAfrica)
Delays in container offloading at Durban port, Richards Bay port and Cape Town port is once again highlighting the...
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17 Nov 23 NewsGas-supply cliff is South Africa’s next crisis, energy body says (Engineering News)
South Africa’s supply of natural gas is set to plunge within the next three to four years a...
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16 Nov 23 NewsBotswana Science, Technology and Innovation Foresight (UNCTAD)
UNCTAD conducted a Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Review of the Republic of Botswana during 20...