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The second review of the trade policies and practices of Angola took place on 22 September and 24 September 2015. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a ...

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, in a speech to the UNCTAD Trade and Development Board on 21 September 2015, said that the WTO and UNCTAD are united in placing development “at ...

The United Republic of Tanzania has vast untapped natural resources, including an abundance of wildlife, unexploited mineral reserves and arable land, which offer a wide range of...

Countries should drive their own development, but working together, the international community can turn the picture of sustainable development envisaged by the Sustainable Develop...

Implementation of the development assistance aspects of the cotton-related decisions in the 2004 July package and Paragraph 12 of the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration Pursuant to...

The 7th meeting of the African Union Sub-Committee of Directors General (AUSCDGs) of Customs at Experts’ level commenced on 21 September in Kinshasa under the theme: “Co-ordina...

New areas showing potential of mineral deposits have been discovered in Malawi, boosting opportunities to develop the country’s mining industry, attract investors and diversify t...

The selection: Tuesday, 22 September Sustainable Development Summit 2015: explore tralac's resource box OSISA discussion, tomorrow: How SADC member states should align their NDP ...

A bold new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a sustainable future was unanimously adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations on 25 September 2015 at the s...

The Sustainable Development Goals have multiple and vital linkages to “non-tariff measures”, says UNCTAD in its latest Policy Brief. These non-tariff measures include regulator...

U.S. officials accompanied by representatives from more than 100 U.S. companies are winding up a week-long trade mission to Africa with stops in the continent’s eight leading eco...

Cecil the Lion was a summer media phenomenon. The story of an American dentist killing a Zimbabwe lion illegally after luring him out of a protected reserve generated millions of G...

Africa’s retail profile has undergone a tremendous change over the past couple of decades, as an influx of cheap Chinese goods, better technology and increased personal income ha...

Africa’s richest man‚ Aliko Dangote‚ together with investment banker Dr Enos Banda‚ Prof Pat Utomi‚ founder and CEO of the Centre for Values in Leadership‚ and Prof Nic...

The selection: Monday, 21 September Mapping the future of development economics: access the UNU-WIDER conference presentation slides In preparation: a UNECA report on industrial ...

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) achieved significant progress over the past 15 years, but persistent gaps in official development assistance and an insufficient access...

While unemployment continues to plague South Africa, reducing it requires the economy to be on a labour absorbing growth path. “Reducing South Africa’s high levels of unemploy...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is forming a potentially powerful new business partnership with West Africa to strengthen trade and investment ties.  The alliance links the Cham...

With the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda on the horizon and negotiations on a new climate regime, what’s changed for governance of the global economy in the last two...

The South African government is initiating special measures to cope with the fallout from the slowdown in China, which has severely hurt its mining industry, said Ngoako Ramatlhodi...