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“The people of southern Africa will not judge us by the adoption of key strategic documents, but rather by the outcomes achieved, following implementation.” These were the wor...

President Jacob Zuma has today, 18 August 2015, concluded a successful visit to Gaborone, in the Republic of Botswana, where he led the South African delegation at the 35th Ordinar...

The Assembly wants the region to prioritise harmonization of investment initiatives and incentives if the bloc is to be promoted as a single investment area. To this end, EALA is c...

The 15th International Economic Forum on Africa, “Africa Beyond 2015”, is set to take place on 9 September 2015 at the Deutsche Telekom in Berlin, Germany. Africa’s gross do...

The year 2015 is an important one for global development as the Millennium Development Goals endorsed in 2000 with 8 goals, 21 targets, and 60 indicators are coming to an end in le...

A new paper finds that while natural resources may provide low-income countries with a significant development opportunity, the prevailing extractives-led growth agenda is in urgen...

Zimbabwe’s bid to join the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) has received a major boost after the African Development Bank (AfDB) chipped in with $4 million of the money requi...

‘Reclaiming SADC for People’s Development – SADC Resources for SADC Peoples’ We the representatives of more than 500 delegates drawn from grassroots movements, community-b...

The selection: Tuesday, 18 August SADC Heads of State and Government Summit: updates Closing remarks by President Khama The people of Southern African would not judge us by the ...

The 35th Ordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community got underway in Gaborone, Botswana on 17 August with incoming chair, President Seretse Khama Ian Khama o...

Kenya’s stocks of sugar have fallen below normal levels, causing a creeping shortage in the market, the sugar sector regulator said yesterday, adding a new dimension to the ragin...

A coalition of 19 legal and human rights organisations has called on regional leaders meeting for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Gaborone, Botswana, on...

Construction of northern corridor that has cost $440 million (Sh.44billion) will be completed in December giving a boost to trade between Kenya and landlocked countries of Uganda...

President Obama has left the continent. During his historic and inspiring visit to Kenya and Ethiopia, he announced several new initiatives and U.S. investments to improve the secu...

Strengthening African services negotiation capacity UNCTAD, in collaboration with the African Union Commission, is holding a training Workshop on Trade in Services negotiations fo...

The selection: Monday, 17 August Khama's SADC litmus test (Mmegi) Today, an air of shock is expected at the SADC Council of Ministers' meeting when it is revealed that about 40% ...

A new economic analysis shows that putting South Africa’s high and growing working population to work could push growth above 5% per year and double income South Africa could do...

The 35th SADC Heads of State and Government Summit set for 17-18 August in Gaborone, Botswana will deliberate on a wide range of issues, particularly on how southern Africa co...

For African countries that have bet heavily on China as their economic saviour, the sudden devaluation of the Chinese currency is a painful reminder of the risks of over-dependence...

The Southern African Development Community has launched a publication that documents some of the major successes achieved by the region over the past 35 years. The SADC Succe...