Tag: EAC
Access to justice and curial authority in COMESA, the EAC and ECOWAS
20 Aug 20 PublicationsTwo recurring themes in discussions of the courts of justice of African regional economic communities (RECs) are that African states do not litigate against each other (except when...
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27 Jul 20 NewsDiarise: South Africa’s June 2020 merchandise trade statistics will be released on Friday. ABSA forecasts a merchandise trade surplus “due to a combination of weak domestic dem...
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23 Jul 20 NewsThe 10th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting takes place today. On the agenda: responses to the corona virus outbreak, the strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2025, the Multilateral ...
EAC Partner States adopt import duty measures to boost local production amidst COVID-19 pandemic
23 Jul 20 NewsEAC Partner States, i.e. Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, have adopted various measures on EAC Common External Tariff (CET) with the aim of boosting local production in...
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20 Jul 20 NewsCall for Papers: AfDB/UNECA/UNDP African Economic Conference 2020 for young African researchers
Request for Proposals: Undertake feasibility study, design, establish and provide a...
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13 Jul 20 NewsThe Journal of African Trade has posted a call for papers for a forthcoming special issue: The AfCFTA and African trade. This special issue aims to provide a timely collection of a...
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02 Jul 20 NewsAfrican Union says urgent need to address patents and technology barriers for access to future COVID-19 vaccines (ReliefWeb)
In a communique issued following the ‘Africa’...
African Continental Free Trade Area negotiations: WHO is negotiating with WHOM? SACU and the EAC
26 Jun 20 InfographicsSouthern African Customs Union (SACU)
SACU is a customs union with a common external tariff applicable to imports from outside the common customs area irrespective of the destinat...
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12 Jun 20 NewsAn East African Budget Day special feature from tralac. The joint budget theme for the 2020/21 budgets: Stimulating the economy to safeguard livelihoods, jobs, businesses and indus...
The impact of COVID-19 on East African Economies
12 Jun 20 NewsSummary of government intervention measures and Deloitte insights
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is currently causing significant adverse impact on the global economy with go...
EAC implements its COVID-19 response plan and reinforces border officers and communities in the fight against cross border transmission
12 Jun 20 NewsThe EAC Secretariat in partnership with the African Union Border Programme is reinforcing the border officers and communities to reduce the risks for cross border transmission of t...
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01 Jun 20 NewsDiarise:
The OACPS hosts (3 June) first-ever Inter-Sessional Summit on the theme: Transcending the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be chaired by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta.
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EAC Regional response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
25 May 20 BlogThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused an impact on the East African Community (EAC) economies both directly and indirectly as a result of the measures being taken currently to contain t...
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18 May 20 NewsThe AU has advertised the post of executive director for STATAFRIC, based in Tunis. The closing date for applications is 11 June.
African Business: Africa’s Top 250 Companies in...
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12 May 20 NewsLauren Johnston: How COVID-19 will change China and Africa’s economic relationship (WEF)
One reason for China’s strictness may be earlier research suggesting that different ty...
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11 May 20 NewsTrade impacts of LDC graduation (WTO)
There are currently 47 LDCs, of which 12 are at different stages of the graduation process. Of these LDCs, seven are WTO members (Angola, Ban...
EAC Partner States directed to support local production of essential medical products and supplies to combat COVID-19 in the region
11 May 20 NewsEast African Community Partner States have been directed to support local production of essential medical products and supplies including masks, sanitizers, soaps, processed food, ...
EAC unveils COVID-19 Response Plan
01 May 20 NewsThe East African Community has unveiled a comprehensive COVID-19 Response Plan to reinforce measures to protect and prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic within ...
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30 Apr 20 NewsAfrican leaders mull 2021 as AfCTA’s new take-off date (This Day)
The Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, Mr Wamkele Mene, spoke during a webinar on the “Political ec...
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28 Apr 20 NewsDiarise: South Africa’s March merchandise trade statistics will be released on Thursday
Selected submissions to the US Trade Representative ahead of negotiations on the proposed...