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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement envisages a comprehensive and modern trade arrangement that promises to “promote and attain sustainable and inclusive s...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION During the 9th Meeting of the Council of Ministers held in July 2022, the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, H...

This trade brief attempts to evaluate the potential of Zimbabwe’s recently announced export ban on lithium ore to succeed. In this case, ‘success’ is defined as the developme...

The Trade Law Centre (tralac) in 2014 began monitoring and reporting on an annual basis the International Trade Administration’s (ITAC) tariffs and trade remedies investigations....

There may be objections to the question posed in the title of this paper. Some may argue that the Abuja Treaty (adopted in 1991, before the World Trade Organisation was established...

Mauritania is categorised as a lower-middle-income country, with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita purchasing power parity (PPP) estimated at US$ 6 925 in 2022 by the IMF. ...

In 2022, GDP growth in Mauritania reached 5.3% from 2.4% in 2021, driven by the mining, agriculture, and fisheries sectors. The country has large deposits of gold, copper, and oil-...

Egypt is among Africa’s economic powerhouses which include Nigeria and South Africa. It is the third largest economy by gross domestic product (GDP) and has been experiencing ste...

Egypt’s total global trade in goods was US$ was just over US$ 114 billion (9% of GDP) in 2021 of which 64% was imports (down from 69% in 2020). Both imports and exports have incr...

The digitalisation of the economy requires new ways of thinking about competition, intellectual property, taxation, industrial policy, privacy, cyber security, the labour market, i...

What is the AfCFTA? The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is, in addition to being a free trade area, a flagship project of the African Union (AU) in terms of Agen...

In this paper, we provide a discussion of the principles which apply when a regional court such as the COMESA Court of Justice (CCJ) has to decide whether the requirement of exhaus...

As the threat of dangerous levels of global warming becomes more severe, climate change is climbing to the top of the list of domestic and international policy priorities. To tackl...

Wednesday, 1 March 2023 marked the centenary of South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility, Eskom. There was little cause for celebration. Instead, the day was marked by a se...

A year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. At that point a quick “special military operation” was predicted to “demilitarize and denazify” Ukraine. But President Putin soon declar...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers significant prospects to improve cross-border trade for the entire continent. However, for this to be achieved, supportive n...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has ignited and put emphasis on deeper integration and the development of regional value chains in Africa, an...

The need to facilitate trade while keeping the supply chain secure has become very important in international trade today. As a result, the traditional role of Customs has evolved ...

This trade brief provides a snapshot of Algeria, Egypt, and Mauritania’s trade globally and within Africa (intra-Africa trade). For each country, a short summary of its membershi...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The emerging realisation of the importance of the worldwide obligations meant to guide and harmoniously influence international trade is somewhat behind the i...