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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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02 Nov 18 NewsTunisia’s Ms Aya Chebbi (31) has been appointed as the AU’s Youth Envoy. A brief bio is available here.
The World Bank has posted 25 Africa country Training for Reform analyse...
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26 Oct 18 NewsOttawa Ministerial on WTO reform: joint communiqué (GoC)
We note growing trade tensions are linked to major shifts in the global trading landscape. We also note the difficulties ...
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25 Oct 18 NewsOur featured tweet, @AmbMuchanga: Great news. Got notification from Chief Negotiator. South Africa Parliament has approved ratification of the AfCFTA Agreement. Formal deposit to b...
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2nd EAC Development Partners Forum held in Arusha
25 Oct 18 NewsThe 2nd East African Community Development Partners Consultative Forum aimed at promoting better coordination of development support to the EAC by various development partners...
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Burundi: Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
21 Oct 18 ResourceThis Trade Data Update provides an overview of Burundi’s intra-African trade relationships, both within the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and with other individual African...
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African Development Bank approves strategy to accelerate transformation of Eastern Africa
15 Oct 18 NewsThe African Development Bank has approved the East Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) laying out the roadmap for accelerating regional integration in the Region with...
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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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National interests delay EAC Customs Union, even as technology kicks in
09 Oct 18 NewsFourteen years since East Africa’s Customs Union became operational, the East African Community (EAC) has thrice postponed the date of its full implementation.
The region was ex...
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The economic and social effects of the Economic Partnership Agreements on selected African countries
02 Oct 18 NewsThe European Union (EU) has concluded or currently is in the process of concluding Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) cou...
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Dispute settlement in the East African Community (EAC)
01 Oct 18 BlogThe EAC is a regional intergovernmental organisation of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The EAC, among other things, aims to widen and deepen cooperation...
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17 Sep 18 NewsFive trade and infrastructure events – from Arusha to Tianjin:
The EALA has resumed its sitting in Arusha (until 6 October). Key agenda items include the East African Community...
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EAC launches Gender Policy in Arusha
17 Sep 18 NewsThe East African Community Secretariat has launched its Gender Policy that seeks an inclusive Community which guarantees equal rights and opportunities for women and men, boys and ...
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EAC Extra-Ordinary Council on Trade, Industry and Investment dedicated to Industrialization and SMEs concludes in Arusha
17 Sep 18 NewsThe Extra-Ordinary Sectoral Council on Trade, Industry, Finance and Investment (SCTIFI) dedicated to Industrialization and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) concluded at the EAC Head...
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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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2018 Development Finance Forum: Unlocking investment opportunities in the East African Community
05 Sep 18 NewsTrillions of dollars of under-invested capital in the developed world are seeking higher returns at the same time as developing countries seek capital as well as expertise, knowled...
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