tralac’s Daily News Selection
11 Mar 19 NewsDiarise:
The 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnerships (17-19 March, New Delhi). The programme can be viewed here.
The African Day of Standardisati...
read more Tag: African Union
Productive transformation is a must for Africa – AU Committee
11 Mar 19 NewsAfrican Union Ministers of Finance, Economy and Integration call on formulation of clear and concise public policies in accelerating the process of productive transformation in Afr...
read more 
tralac’s Daily News Selection
08 Mar 19 NewsOur profiled International Women’s Day feature: Women are at the heart of African cities. The continent needs urban policies that empower them (CityMetric)
Growing evidence sugg...
read more 
tralac’s Daily News Selection
06 Mar 19 NewsAU Ministers of Trade, Industry and Mineral Resources: final declaration of STC meeting (11-12 January, Kigali) on the theme The entry into force of the agreement establishing the ...
read more 
Final Declaration of the 2nd STC of the AU Ministers of Trade, Industry and Mineral Resources
06 Mar 19 NewsWE, the African Union (AU) Ministers of Trade, Industry and Minerals, meeting in our 2nd Ordinary Session of the Specialized Technical Committee of the Ministers of Trade, Industry...
read more 
There is a time for everything: the African Continental Free Trade Area
06 Mar 19 NewsRemarks by Dr. Donald Kaberuka at the 23rd East Africa Law Society Annual Conference in Mombasa, Kenya, 30 November 2018
Thank you and Good Morning.
It is a pleasure to be here.&...
read more 
tralac’s Daily News Selection
25 Feb 19 NewsAfrican trade events to diarise:
South Africa’s Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry will, on Wednesday, be briefed by the Department of Trade and Industry on ongoing n...
read more 
tralac’s Daily News Selection
18 Feb 19 News3rd STC on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Ecnomic Planning and integration (4-8 March, Yaoundé)
The 3rd Specialized Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Pl...
read more 
Public policies for productive transformation: 3rd STC on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration
18 Feb 19 NewsImplementing effective public policies that facilitate productive transformation is essential for reviving economies. The 2019 African Union Specialized Technical Committee (STC) o...
read more 
tralac’s Daily News Selection: AU Summit review
12 Feb 19 NewsA guide to the AU Summit:
Outcomes, commentaries, side-events, country postings
South Africa deposited its AfCFTA instrument of ratification, as did Mauritania and Republic o...
read more 
International push to improve food safety
12 Feb 19 NewsInternational Food Safety Conference opens with call for greater global cooperation
Greater international cooperation is needed to prevent unsafe food from causing ill health and ...
read more 
President Ramaphosa deposits SA’s AfCFTA instrument of ratification
12 Feb 19 NewsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa has handed over South Africa’s instrument of ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on the sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Sess...
read more 
Key decisions of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union
12 Feb 19 NewsHighlighted decisions adopted in Addis Ababa, January 2019
Decision on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Assembly:
Endorsed the recommendations of African Uni...
read more 
Report on AU Institutional Reform: Closed session at the 32nd African Union Summit
12 Feb 19 NewsRemarks by President Paul Kagame, 10 February 2019
I begin by thanking you all, once again, for taking part in the Extraordinary Summit last November dedicated to advancing the in...
read more 
Kagame makes case for African digital identity
12 Feb 19 NewsPresident Paul Kagame has backed the on-going efforts by the African Union to further accelerate the adoption of digital identities, saying this would shore up citizen inclusion in...
read more 
tralac’s Daily News Selection
11 Feb 19 News32nd Ordinary Session of the African Union: opening address by President Kagame
The future of the global economy is digital. At this Summit, we will consider guidelines for a comm...
read more 
32nd African Union Heads of State and Government Summit kicks off
11 Feb 19 NewsThe supreme organ of the African Union (AU), the Assembly, which comprises Heads of State and Government of all the 55 African countries, began its 32nd Ordinary Session on 10...
read more 
tralac’s Daily News Selection
08 Feb 19 Newstralac’s Gerhard Erasmus on the AfCFTA’s institutions: Could the Secretariat hold the key to implementation?
This working paper discusses what institutions the AfCFTA will hav...
read more 
Africa making encouraging progress in the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area, says AUC Chairperson
08 Feb 19 NewsChairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, has described the progress made in the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...
read more 
AUC calls for a strong public-private collaboration in the mineral resources sector for the attainment of the AfCFTA
08 Feb 19 NewsThe Department of Trade and Industry of the African Union Commission (AUC) participated in the Mining Indaba 2019 from 4-7 February 2018 in Cape Town. The Mining Indaba is the...
read more