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According to the most recent edition of the World Bank’s monitoring report on the economic and financial situation in the Republic of Congo, growth in Congo trended upwards in 20...

The first edition of the Gabon Economic Update considers the establishment of a social safety net system that could offer protection to the poorest Gabonese, helping them cope with...

Five Southern African countries are the beneficiaries of duty-free sugar exports to Kenya approved under the new Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa quota deal. Al...

An Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) meant to give preferential access to a range of Kenyan agricultural goods and services to the European market could be ratified before the e...

WTO members concluded their Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi on 19 December by securing an historic agreement on a series of trade initiatives. The “Nairobi Package” pay...

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) today has delivered a landmark deal that is good for fairer global trade and good for development at its 10th Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, ...

The selection: Friday, 18 December The Intra-African Investment Report: consultancy services for conducting data collection (AfDB) The Intra-African Investment Project aims to (i...

Negotiations at the WTO’s ministerial meet have gained pace, sources say, with Thursday’s talks set to run through the night as members search for common ground that enables th...

The world’s smallholder farmers manage just 12 per cent of all agricultural land, yet they produce more than 80 per cent of the world’s food (in value terms). They deserve more...

The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors on 17 December 2015 endorsed a new Country Partnership Framework (CPF) to support Egypt during a critical period of ...

Intra-COMESA trade in grains is set to rise following the launch of a roadmap that will address differences in standards and regulations that impede regional trade in maize. The C...

Information and Communication Technologies essential for achieving 2030 Sustainable Development through commitment to World Summit on the Information Society vision Countries reaf...

The Saana Institute, InterAnalysis Ltd. (TradeSift software), Centre for the Analysis of Regional Integration at Sussex (CARIS) at the University of Sussex and the Trade Law Centre...

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed on 17 December the pledges made by governments and private sector entities to help developing and least-developed countries implement the...

The selection: Thursday, 17 December Profiled new analysis: ‘Diversifying African trade: the road to progress’ (Atlantic Council) To fully harness the transformative potentia...

A group of 53 World Trade Organisation members negotiating a tariff-cutting agreement on information and communication technology goods reached a final deal in Nairobi, Kenya, on W...

As World Trade Organization members meet in Nairobi, Kenya, for their 2015 Ministerial, the potential economic impact of African trade – for Africa, but also the rest of the worl...

World Trade Organisation members representing major exporters of information technology products agreed on 16 December at the WTO’s Tenth Ministerial Conference, in Nairobi, on t...

UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report 2015 says more can be done to make innovation policy in Africa work for development Although developing countries as a whole accounted ...

A new ILO statistical study provides estimates on labour migration, including regions and industries where international migrant workers are established and a special focus on migr...