Events Calendar

tralac hosted its 2019 Alumni Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya on 5 and 6 December. The workshop emphasised the significance of trade-related capacity building for Africa.

tralac is organising a two-day training workshop on 3-4 October 2019 for journalists, focusing on reporting on the AfCFTA Agreement.

tralac participated in the African Union’s African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Trade in Services Signalling Conference, 2-3 September 2019 in Cape Town

On 25 July, tralac and USAID hosted a workshop on trade facilitation in southern Africa. Participants were from civil society, government and the private sector.

tralac hosted its first Short Course on Understanding International Trade Agreements: Examining the AfCFTA from 22 to 24 July 2019. The course sought to build capacity for reading and understanding international trade agreements.

tralac’s inaugural Women in Trade Governance development programme residential took place in Cape Town during the week of 8 July 2019. Twelve future leaders in trade governance gathered to network, learn and reflect.

tralac and Sidley Austin’s Pro bono program co-organised an AfCFTA breakfast meeting in Geneva on the theme, The AfCFTA: From Dream to Reality.

tralac hosted a policy workshop on e-commerce, trade and the digital economy in Cape Town with the aim of demystifying e-commerce and creating a pragmatic ‘to-do list’ to address governance gaps.