Tag: African Union

The North African country seeks to leverage its economic weight in sub-Saharan Africa Slowly and steadily, Morocco has been establishing itself as a major economic force in sub-Sa...

tralac’s primary aim is to help build capacity for government officials, policymakers, and regional organisations to more adequately address the most pressing trade matters facin...

Extracts from the presentation made by Mr. Prudence Sebahizi, Chief Technical advisor on the CFTA and Head of the CFTA Negotiations Support Unit, during the Africa Trade Forum at A...

From 26 to 27 November, 2016, civil society organisations from Africa met under the umbrella of the Africa Trade Network in Addis Ababa, in advance of the Africa Trade Week and the...

In his message on Africa Industrialization Day, United Nations Secretary-General has called on African countries to adopt policies that encourage growth of the private sector and f...

The African Union is rapidly increasing its partnerships with global regional and leading country partners, while simultaneously developing and promoting strategic sector plans for...

Speech by Helen Clark at the Opening Session of the UNDP Africa Cluster Meeting, 2 November 2016 Welcome to the 2016 cluster meeting of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa. Our th...

tralac hosted a roundtable in Cape Town to consider Africa’s quest for industrial development and diversification, and the implications for the continent’s integration agenda. ...

Advancing Socio-Economic Structural Transformation through Intra-Africa Trade Africa Trade Week 2016 will be held at the African Union Head Quarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from...

On 1 October 2016, tralac Research Advisor Ashly Hope presented to the African Union Commission’s Workshop on the AU Services Sector Development Programme 2016-2020. The presenta...

COMESA’s Intergovernmental Committee starts Policy Week proceedings (COMESA) The Intergovernmental Committee that brings together Permanent/Principal Secretaries was the first t...

The 2016 Transition Report highlights the need for countries to strengthen capacities for evidence-based policy-making and to improve institutional coordination African countries ...

Workshop on trade related matters: African Trade Policy Centre During the week of 16-20 May, the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) and partners held a week-long workshop on trade...

The second Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development opened on 18 May 2016 under the theme: “Ensuring inclusive and integrated implementation and follow-up of the 2030 Age...

The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) held a two day meeting on 12 and 13 May 2016, with key stakeholders representing various capa...

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will convene the second session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2016) on 17-19 May, in Cairo, Egypt. The AR...

The importance of Africa’s agriculture in contributing to food and nutrition security, poverty reduction and overall economic growth is well documented. However, the task of tran...

The NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency on 11 May, 2016 announced the launch of the MoveAfrica Initiative that aims to support the transformation of Africa’s trade by add...

Creating a Sustainable Future for African Think Tanks in Support of Agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development Goals Preamble We, the African think tanks, have met in Victoria F...

The Panama Papers shed crucial light on how illicit financial flows work. It’s essential for Africa’s development, but any hope of change is still distant. When African Union ...