Tag: COMESA

The second Trade Policy Review of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was held on 25 and 27 October 2016. This meeting was a good opportunity for Members to discuss in great...

Looking ahead: The 2018 Economic Report on Africa – scope of contents (UNECA) The 2018 ERA will be structured in two parts. Part I will discuss both recent developments in the w...

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...

The 19th COMESA Heads of State and Governments Summit has come to close with leaders attending the Summit issuing a Communiqué on a raft of decisions to advance the COME...

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

tralac presented the third and final training course for 2016 for the new Judges of the COMESA Court of Justice from 19-23 September 2016. The specialized disciplines covered by C...

The COMESA Court of Justice has not yet ruled on any competition related disputes or appeals. A COMESA legal regime for competition regulation in the Common Market does, however, e...

The promotion of competition and fair business practices is an essential aspect of market regulation and regional integration. This Trade Brief provides an overview of the COMESA c...

tralac presented a training course for the Judges of the COMESA Court of Justice (from the Appellate and First Instance Divisions) in Cape Town, South Africa during the week 11-15 ...

During the week of 4 to 11 July 2016 tralac hosted a training workshop for the COMESA Court of Justice. It was a very worthwhile experience in terms of offering an opportunity to t...

Regional courts are increasingly becoming important in entrenching rules-based governance for regional trade and integration and ensuring the protection of private party rights. D...

Five Southern African countries are the beneficiaries of duty-free sugar exports to Kenya approved under the new Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa quota deal. Al...

This paper analyses trade between the three Regional Economic Communities (RECs) of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the African Economic Community (EAC)...

African economic integration is a longstanding ideal; regularly confirmed in declarations adopted at meetings of African Governments. The Abuja Treaty, for example, records many de...

The judgment by the First Instance Division of the COMESA Court of Justice in Polytol Paints & Adhesives Manufacturers Co. Ltd (Applicant) versus The Republic of Mauritius...

Negotiations have been finalized in preparation for the launch of Africa’s largest free trade area in May, officials said on Tuesday. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern ...

With more than 200 Customs bonds worth $100 million executed in the clearance of transit goods on the Northern Corridor in less than three years, Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have ta...