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Inquiry into Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries of Africa

21 May 18 News

On 13 June 2017, the Australian Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee launched an inquiry into Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries...

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17 May 18 News

Diarise: Moving forward with the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area – opportunities and challenges (24 May, Wilson Center, Washington). The speakers: D...

Managing Africa’s resources: Time to stop the ‘dig and export’ model, improve governance, create linkages

14 May 18 News

The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has just released the fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR V), which urges countries endowed with abundant natural resour...

South Africa Merchandise Trade Statistics for March 2018

02 May 18 News

South Africa’s trade surplus beats expectations South Africa’s trade balance shifted to R9.47 billion surplus in March of 2018, from an upwardly revised R0.60 billion def...

Africa’s energy transition: Opportunities and challenges for decent work

24 Apr 18 News

Africa’s energy landscape is changing, but not in a uniform direction. New discoveries of oil and gas are accompanying the expansion of renewable energy generation. What does the...

EU and UNCTAD kick-start project to help Angola diversify its trade

11 Apr 18 News

The four-year, €5.5 million ($6.9m) project will give strategic support to the oil-dependent African nation’s efforts to reignite growth and trade its way out of least develope...

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04 Apr 18 News

Decisions, declarations and resolutions of the Assembly of the African Union (29-29 January): extracts (i) Declaration on internet governance and development of Africa’s di...

Kenya, Mozambique to revive cooperation

03 Apr 18 News

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amb Monica Juma and her Mozambique counterpart H.E. Jose Condungua Pacheco on 30 March held bilateral talks on the sidelines of President Uhuru Ke...

South Africa Merchandise Trade Statistics for February 2018

29 Mar 18 News

South Africa’s trade balance swings to surplus in February South Africa’s trade balance shifted to R0.43 billion surplus in February of 2018, compared to a downwardly revised ...

African Development Bank’s Economic Outlook shows decline in regional economies

13 Mar 18 News

The African Development Bank has expanded its flagship publication, the African Economic Outlook, with five regional reports. The regional economic studies were released in Tunis (...

IMF Executive Board 2018 Article IV Consultation with Nigeria

07 Mar 18 News

On March 5, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Nigeria. The Nigerian economy is exiting recess...

President Akufo-Addo advocates for increased trade & investment cooperation with Germany

01 Mar 18 News

President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says notwithstanding the excellent relations that exist between Ghana and Germany, Ghana has decided to turn our ba...

South Africa Merchandise Trade Statistics for January 2018

28 Feb 18 News

South Africa’s trade deficit hits record high South Africa’s trade balance shifted to a R27.7 billion deficit in January of 2018, compared to a downwardly revised R15.31 billi...

The growing importance of gas in the Africa energy mix

21 Feb 18 News

The 3rd Africa Gas Forum took place on Monday, 19th February 2018 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa and is aligned as an official side event of th...

Illicit financial flows: The economy of illicit trade in West Africa

20 Feb 18 News

The negative impact of illicit financial flows (IFFs) on progress towards development goals increasingly features on international political agendas. There is now a consensus that ...

Botswana Budget Speech: Matambo pegs 2018/19 hopes on global recovery

06 Feb 18 News

Botswana Finance Minister Kenneth Matambo expects the warming global economy and rising commodity prices to underpin the country’s buoyant forecasts for revenues and growth in 20...

CFTA set to unleash Africa’s full potential, says ECA’s Songwe

05 Feb 18 News

Africa’s signature policy reform of 2018, the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA), is set to unleash the continent’s full potential with more African countries trading with each...

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01 Feb 18 News

Published in Addis: African Union Handbook 2018 The book has at its heart information about the principal organs established by the AU Constitutive Act and subsequent protocols: t...

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26 Jan 18 News

tralac weekly e-Newsletter: Competition policy as an instrument for economic transformation India invites 50 nations for trade talks: seeks roadmap for WTO dialogue tralac’s Ge...

Nigeria can’t rely on rising oil prices, Minister says

26 Jan 18 News

Africa’s top oil producer is learning to ignore crude prices, Nigeria’s Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said. “We’ve gotten to a point where we don’t care,” whether pric...