African agricultural production
30 Nov 18 PublicationsIn a recent tralac publication, Agriculture and the African Continental Free Trade Area, Sandrey et al. (2018) outlined just how many African economies continue to rely on agricult...
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26 Nov 18 NewsAfrican trade and infrastructure events starting today:
PIDA Week 2018, in Victoria Falls. Nepad CEO, Ibrahim Assane Mayaki: “As regional integration arrangements deepen and...
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22 Nov 18 NewsWTO updates:
(i) G20 economies: WTO report shows sharp rise in trade-restrictive measures
A total of 40 new trade-restrictive measures were applied by G20 economies during the re...
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East Africa the fastest growing region in Africa, with people leading longer and healthier lives
21 Nov 18 News22nd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) for Eastern Africa
With an average growth rate of 6.7% between 2013 and 2017 – double the African average – Ea...
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Tobacco in Africa: production and trade
19 Nov 18 PublicationsAfrica’s leading agricultural export is cocoa beans from west Africa, but next in importance is tobacco and tobacco products. However, the relative importance of tobacco as a cro...
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The 2018 Global Food Security Index: What does the picture look like?
18 Nov 18 BlogFood security is the state in which all people at all times have physical and economic access to adequate, safe and nutritious food that meet their dietary needs and food preferenc...
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15 Nov 18 NewsAfCFTA Phase II negotiations: expert workshop concludes today in Addis (UNECA)
The AfCFTA Phase II issues are investment, competition policy, and intellectual property rights. The...
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Mozambique Economic Update: Less poverty, but more inequality
15 Nov 18 NewsAs Mozambique begins to emerge from a two-year economic downturn, a new World Bank report warns that the country’s fiscal outlook remains fragile.
Buoyed by a drop in inflation ...
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13 Nov 18 NewsRegional Risks for Doing Business 2018 (WEF)
Of the 34 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that we surveyed, “unemployment and underemployment” was identified as the most pressing...
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05 Nov 18 NewsProfiled African trade and investment conferences:
(i) Starting today
In London: ODI’s Africa’s rising debt conference. Conference agenda, Briefing paper (pdf), Twitter hasht...
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30 Oct 18 NewsAlert: The Doing Business 2019 report will be released tomorrow (Wednesday)
Featured newsletter: African Cotton, Textiles & Apparel Monitor #32
Featured trade commentaries: R...
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19 Oct 18 NewsEthiopia and Rwanda, this week, announced gender parity cabinets. The key Trade and Industry portfolio in both countries is now headed by a woman: Mrs Fetlework Gebregziabher and M...
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South Africa’s agricultural trade: market access permits and export quotas for 2019
17 Oct 18 NewsThe Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has issued two new notices concerning procedures for the application, administration and allocation of export quotas un...
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16 Oct 18 NewsReport of the G20 Eminent Persons Group on Global Financial Governance: Making the global financial system work for all
The next decade is critical. We need substantially greater ...
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Africa Ireland Economic Forum 2018: High-level leaders from Ireland and Africa in politics, business and agribusiness meet in Dublin
15 Oct 18 NewsNext call for AADP applications launched at Africa Ireland Economic Forum
The 6th Africa Ireland Economic Forum took place on the 11th of October 2018 at the Convention Centre, Du...
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10 Oct 18 NewsSelected African trade events now underway:
NTM Week 2018 (9-11 October, Geneva: Shaping sustainable trade amid protectionism
2nd Africa-Turkey Economic and Business Forum (10-11...
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Boosting farm productivity in Africa through the sustainable use of machines
10 Oct 18 NewsNew African Union-FAO framework also aims to create new jobs while reducing reliance on manual labor
FAO and the African Union on 5 October 2018 launched a new framework document ...
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WTO agriculture talks: Members evaluate negotiating submissions, eyeing 2020 Ministerial
28 Sep 18 NewsThe WTO’s agriculture negotiations resumed last week after the organisation’s annual August hiatus. While the discussions were mainly limited to reviewing negotiating submissio...
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25 Sep 18 NewsProfiled African trade and regional integration events now underway:
In Windhoek: preparatory meetings for the joint meeting of SADC Ministers responsible for ICT, Information, Tr...
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21 Sep 18 NewsThe ATPC’s David Luke: The ECA has received requests from a dozen countries and/or RECs for support in developing an AfCFTA country strategy
Potential of manufacturing and indus...
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