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28 Jun 19 NewsNigeria and the AfCFTA:
Statement by H.E. President Buhari on receiving the Report of the Committee to assess Impact and Readiness for the AfCFTA. Extract: “For AfCFTA ...
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Joint Statement of the Coordinators’ Meeting on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the FOCAC Beijing Summit
28 Jun 19 NewsTo jointly advance the implementation of the follow-up actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit,
Coordinators from the People’s Republic of ...
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04 Mar 19 NewsJETRO’s 2018 survey on business conditions of Japanese-affiliated firms in Africa: Chinese companies emerge as top competitors for the first time (JETRO)
Regarding cooperation w...
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Building a new Zimbabwe: Targeted policies for growth and job creation
19 Nov 18 NewsThis report on Zimbabwe’s economic growth opportunities and trajectory was prepared at the government’s request following a political transition in November 2017.
After recent...
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Is it time for a new Global Order?
18 Nov 18 BlogThe policies of President Trump have brought a new urgency to the debate about the future of the global economic and geopolitical order. American tariffs on Chinese goods[1], the w...
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12 Nov 18 NewsKenya-China trade relations: tweeted updates
@Kiptoock: Today in Beijing, Zhang Jiwen-Vice Minister of Customs of China and myself signed protocol allowing market access of STEVIA...
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08 Nov 18 NewsFeatured trade policy tweet, @CohenOnAfrica: US government withdrawal of AGOA privileges from Mauritania due to reports of slavery is essentially symbolic – trade with Mauritania...
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South Africa’s investment climate is improving, says Minister Davies
07 Nov 18 NewsThe Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, says foreign investment if targeted and nurtured can drive economic growth and in turn contribute to much needed job creation and...
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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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01 Nov 18 NewsStarting tomorrow, in Lilongwe, Malawi: First Extraordinary Summit of the Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government championing education, science and technology
Our featured...
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31 Oct 18 NewsG20 Africa Investment Summit: selected updates
Remarks by South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa. We are convinced that the impact of the Compact with Africa initiative will be enhanced...
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29 Oct 18 NewsThe G20 Compact with Africa meeting gets underway today in Berlin:
President Ramaphosa: In his capacity as co-chair of the G20 Africa Advisory Group, President Ramaphosa wi...
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09 Oct 18 NewsFeatured tweet, @RencapMan: Who’s got the biggest economy in Africa in 2018? If you use the NGN325 exchange rate, it is Nigeria. If you use the market rate, South Africa has retu...
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African governments’ debt payments double in just two years
09 Oct 18 NewsDebt problems on the African continent are increasing, with external government debt payments doubling in two years
In new analysis released ahead of the IMF and World B...
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04 Oct 18 NewsMaritime trade and Africa (UNCTAD)
Maritime trade in Africa is shaped by the continent’s trade concentration and limited diversification. Accordingly, 40% of goods exported...
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03 Oct 18 NewsNigeria: ‘Economy losing over N6.16tr from Apapa chaos monthly’ (Guardian)
The Nigerian economy is currently losing about N600 billion in customs revenue, an estimated $10 bil...
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10 Sep 18 NewsEAC trade and regional integration events scheduled for this week:
Extraordinary meeting of the Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (10-14 September, Arus...
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Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Action Plan (2019-2021)
10 Sep 18 News1. Preamble
1.1 The 2018 Beijing Summit and the Seventh Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Beijing from 2 to 4 September 2018. Hea...
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06 Sep 18 NewsJust released: Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2018 (ReSAKSS, AGRODEP, CTA)
The report notes the European Union as the continent’s dominant trading partner, accounting for...
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Declaration of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
06 Sep 18 NewsTowards an Even Stronger China-Africa Community with a Shared Future
1.1 We, the Heads of State, Government and Delegations of the People’s Republic of China and 53 African coun...
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