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20 Feb 19 NewsThe continued relevance of S&DT in favour of Developing Members to promote development and ensure inclusiveness: a communication from China, India, South Africa and Venezuela c...
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11 Feb 19 News32nd Ordinary Session of the African Union: opening address by President Kagame
The future of the global economy is digital. At this Summit, we will consider guidelines for a comm...
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04 Feb 19 NewsFeatured African trade policy tweet, from @DavidLukeTrade: This is very significant and underscores momentum behind AfCFTA. Ethiopia has always been wary of trade agreements, not i...
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01 Feb 19 News20th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community: Joint Communiqué
Highlights: The Summit received a progress report on the Review of the East African De...
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20th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community: Joint Communiqué
01 Feb 19 NewsEnhancing the Economic, Social and Political Integration of the EAC
The East African Community Heads of State, their Excellencies President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the Repub...
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31 Jan 19 NewsAgenda items for tomorrow’s EAC Heads of State Summit in Arusha:
The presidents are expected to tackle key issue amongst member states, with priority given to resolution of lon...
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EAC leaders to meet in Tanzania on Friday
31 Jan 19 News20th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of States scheduled for 1 February 2019 in Arusha
Rwanda has confirmed that President Paul Kagame will attend the East African Communit...
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30 Jan 19 NewsFeatured commentary, Célestin Monga (Project Syndicate): Reaping the benefits of African economic integration
East Africa’s private sector seeks larger role in resolving EAC ch...
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28 Jan 19 NewsEvents listing, Part II
Profiled trade and development event listings: events happening outside of Africa
ITC and Commonwealth Secretariat: Women in the digital economy and inter...
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EPA: Test of unity as Kenya breaks away
28 Jan 19 NewsKenya hopes to marshal support for its ambitious plan to trade with Europe during the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit scheduled for February 1, in Arusha, after ...
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21 Jan 19 NewsAfCFTA could be in force by mid-year: STC of the Ministers of Trade, Industry and Mineral Resources
The Rwandan Department of Trade and Industry last week held the 2nd Ordinary Se...
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EAC still on the right track, says Secretary General
21 Jan 19 NewsThe East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko, has said the region is without doubt,on the right track with significant achievements registered in 2018...
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Simulating UK-Africa Trade Liberalisation: Kenya
21 Dec 18 PublicationsWith the United Kingdom set to exit the European Union (EU) in the near future, current news is focusing on the future UK-EU trade relationship. For the UK’s global trade partner...
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East African bloc agrees to make trade cheaper, faster and simpler
14 Dec 18 NewsMeeting in Nairobi, East African Community (EAC) ministers pledge to undertake trade facilitation reforms in line with continental and WTO agreements.
Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, the ...
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South Africa deposits Tripartite FTA Ratification instrument
13 Dec 18 NewsThe Republic of South Africa has deposited the instrument of Ratification of the EAC-COMESA-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA Agreement) bringing the number of c...
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30 Nov 18 NewsAfCFTA ratification update, @AUTradeIndustry:
“Great and welcome news. Getting closer to 22. Senegalese cabinet last night adopted draft law authorizing ratification of AfCFTA A...
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20th Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Heads of State postponed to a later date
30 Nov 18 NewsThe 20th Ordinary Meeting of the Summit of the East African Community Heads of State that was slated for Friday, 30th November, 2018 at the Arusha International Conferenc...
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28 Nov 18 NewsTomorrow, in Addis Ababa: 6th African Union Commission-United States High Level Dialogue. Amb. Kwesi Quartey (AUC Deputy Chairperson) and Tibor Peter Nagy (US Assistant Secretary o...
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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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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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