Africa trade and technology
15 Jan 19 NewsIntroduction
It is perceived that economic nationalism has slowed the meteoric rise of global trade. Since the Uruguay Round created the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, tr...
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Southern African Customs Union (SACU)’s trade and tariff profile
14 Dec 18 BlogThe members of SACU are Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia and South Africa. SACU’s objectives include to, inter alia, facilitate cross-border movement of goods between me...
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Press briefing on US policy in Africa with Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs
07 Dec 18 NewsRemarks by Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. via teleconference in Nairobi, Kenya, 6 December 2018
MODERATOR: Good afternoon to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Regiona...
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African Union Commission and the United States commit to advance efforts towards stability and development in Africa
30 Nov 18 NewsThe African Union (AU) Commission and the United States of America convened the 6th annual High-Level Dialogue at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa on 29 November 2018.
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Cut flower sector wilting under new rules, competition
20 Nov 18 NewsHopes by Kenya’s flower growers to exploit the lucrative United States market and stop dependence on the European market will not bear much fruit despite the recent launch of dir...
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06 Nov 18 NewsSADC Business Council foundational meeting: @SthrnAfrcaTrust updates
Tomorrow, 7 November, at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Johannesburg Airport, @SthrnAfrcaTrust and @TheNBF will host t...
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President Trump terminates AGOA trade preference program eligibility for Mauritania
06 Nov 18 NewsPresident Donald J. Trump on Friday announced his intent to terminate the eligibility of Mauritania for trade preference benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act ...
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South Africa welcomes product exclusion for some steel and aluminium products from the Section 232 duties
25 Oct 18 NewsThe US Department of Commerce has granted product exemptions for imports of 161 aluminium and 36 steel products from the Section 232 duties that the United States imposed against f...
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South African Poultry Association files an Application for setting aside AGOA
01 Oct 18 BlogHow do private parties involved in intra-African trade protect their rights and interests which may flow from the application of trade agreements? They do not, as a rule, enjoy sta...
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An Analysis of the United States’ Automotive Tariff Threat
20 Sep 18 PublicationsOn 23 May 2018, Secretary of the United States Commerce Department Wilbur Ross launched a Section 232 investigation as to whether automotive imports are hurting US national securit...
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29 Aug 18 NewsAfrica’s trade and investment relations: selected updates from recent events
Prime Minister Theresa May in Cape Town
(i) Joint statement by UK, SACU and Mozambique on a future ...
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Joint release by USTR Robert Lighthizer and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Peter Munya
29 Aug 18 NewsUnited States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Peter Munya (represented by Trade Principal Secretary Dr. Ch...
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27 Aug 18 NewsUnderway, in Arusha: Meeting of EAC-SACU technical officials on an exchange of tariff offers
Starting today, in Nairobi: EAC meeting to develop a harmonised framewo...
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Response to IIPA comments to USTR regarding South Africa’s Copyright Amendments Bill and AGOA eligibility
27 Aug 18 NewsIIPA claims that South Africa’s copyright reform bill would make the country ineligible for AGOA benefits
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is conducting its annual ...
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ECOWAS moves to develop regional strategies for AGOA, TIFA
20 Aug 18 NewsA Technical Working Group (TWG) comprising of focal points from Directorates of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recommended that regional a...
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Supporting Lesotho’s economic diversification and trade integration: Structural transformation through greater export competitiveness
10 Aug 18 NewsThis report provides a multifaceted diagnostic overview of Lesotho’s export competitiveness, including an assessment of medium-term impacts of potential trade policy changes, bas...
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06 Aug 18 NewsThe 5th COMESA Annual Research Forum is underway in Nairobi: download the programme (pdf)
The annual meetings of the African Caucus for the World Bank and the International Moneta...
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Trade under Africa bloc will create ‘respect’
06 Aug 18 NewsThe East African Community should channel its resources to the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as an alternative to pacts with Europe, Asia and t...
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Rwanda AGOA exit signals era of reciprocal trading
06 Aug 18 NewsLast week, the Trump administration announced the withdrawal of benefits for Rwanda to export apparel duty-free to the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa). This ...
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01 Aug 18 NewsStarting today, in Addis Ababa: AfCFTA negotiations on Rules of Origin (1-11 August)
Diarise: 38th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of SADC (17-18 August, Wind...
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