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On Friday 7 March 2014, South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, delivered a presentation on South Africa’s Trade Policy and Strategic Framework to th...

Background Despite numerous resolutions made by African leaders, the African integration process has been marked by slow progress due to differences in political commitment vis-à...

Growing middle-class leading consumption drive in rapid-growth markets Across the rapid-growth markets there will be nearly 200 million middle-class households by 2022 up from 94 ...

Healthy ties and improved infrastructure make the African continent ripe and right for Indian industry The African continent today represents new horizons and opportunities for In...

African government efforts to force mining companies to process minerals before export may backfire as they come up against weakening commodity prices and investor demands that fir...

New UNCTAD-EIF study of the fisheries sector in The Gambia shows trade policies have to be inclusive if they are to reduce poverty. The expansion of the fisheries sector could hel...

The article aptly titled “SACU Dead Man Walking” giving a SACU Perspective by Professor Roman Grynberg needs further reflection and critical insight. There is no denying the f...

EAC launches Common Market Score Card 2014 in Dar es Salaam The East African Common Market Score Card has revealed that the United Republic of Tanzania is the most active in remov...

High Representative (HR) of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht today [5 March, 2014] proposed an integrated EU...

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) have joined forces to assist developing countries in the implementation of ...

The African Commission on Human and People’s Rights has said it has no authority in the fight to fully reinstate the Southern African human rights Tribunal, which was suspended a...

EU trade ministers meeting in Athens last week pledged their full support to the ongoing trade talks with the US, as part of a broader push on both sides to allay concerns from pub...

The East African Community Secretariat and European Union Delegation to the United Republic of Tanzania and to the EAC today signed a Financing Agreement totaling 4.45 Million Euro...

Namibia is among eight African countries in the Southern African region that have been recognised among the top 20 “most exciting African mineral jurisdictions”. An investment...

Experts have cautioned the government to be careful in handling foreign investors coming to the country offering contracts without transparency. Participating in a debate organize...

The United States and Europe are poised to create the world’s largest Free Trade Area under the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). The negotiations ...

Uganda seems not yet prepared to conclude the on- going EAC- EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) trade, analysts have observed. The Africa Caribbean Pacific (ACP) European Uni...

Without strong industries to create jobs and add value to raw materials, African countries risk remaining shackled by joblessness and poverty. Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana produce 5...

The co-chairs of a UN group tasked with drafting a blueprint for sustainable development goals (SDGs) released a list of 19 focus areas on Friday, following a year of discussions. ...

Investors from South Korea to Brazil and from India to South Africa are the new kids on the African block. Nor have old investors like the US, UK, France and Australia pulled out. ...