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African economic integration has a long history, but 10 years ago the African Union (AU) Assembly adopted a decision that put matters on a new course. This decision dealt with boos...

The relationship between food security, trade and the environment is a complex but increasingly important one. The impacts of climate change have undermined progress in food securi...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The AfCFTA Secretariat, in a recent report entitled The Futures Report 2021: Which Value Chains for a Made in Africa Revolution, identified certain indus...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The AfCFTA Secretariat, in a recent report entitled The Futures Report 2021: Which Value Chains for a Made in Africa Revolution, identified certain industrial...

Preface Africa’s trade and integration initiatives, which aim to eventually establish the African Economic Community, are anchored in law. Members of the African Union conclude ...

What do practitioners and traders need to know and what can be done to make them work for trade facilitation? Customs administrations advance and implement cohesive sets of polici...

Uncertainty is the enemy of endeavours to promote effective regional integration and trade. Business enterprises must can count on predictable outcomes when making investments and ...

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) defines trade facilitation as “the simplification, modernisation and harmonisation of export and import processes.” In spite of the liberalis...

Citrus fruits are one of the most important export products for the South African economy. The South African Citrus Growers Association (CGA) estimates that the country exported 15...

In 2017, neighbouring countries the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia signed a bilateral trade agreement, paving the way for the formation of a joint border post committe...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is giving the continent new energy to boost intra-Africa trade with the regional economic communities (RECs) ...

The SADC – EU EPA is a comprehensive economic partnership agreement between the European Union and  South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, and Mozambique. Angol...

On 22 October 2008, at the Tripartite Summit, Heads of State and Government of the member states of COMESA, EAC and SADC agreed to establish the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA). ...

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

The European Parliament has been engaged in a lengthy legislative process for reviewing the European Union Emissions Trading System (ETS). The revision forms a key part of the Comm...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION Decent work conditions and trade policies can have a great impact on a country’s economy and its workforce. For this reason, the International Labour Organi...

The central objectives of Southern African Development Community (SADC) include economic development and growth, poverty alleviation, enhancement of the standard and quality of lif...

On 30 December 2021, a California-based producer of lemon juice and other related products (Ventura Coastal LLC) petitioned the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International T...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The textile and clothing industry in Africa has been identified as one of the sectors that has the potential to drive Africa’s industrialisation and create ...

The discussion on export restrictions is a long-standing issue in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agriculture negotiations. This discussion is generally prompted by economic cri...