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Tanzania has joined Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda in fast tracking the movement of goods along the main corridors (Northern and Central) under the Customs seals in the Comesa region. ...

Agriculture ministers from the G-20 group of major advanced and emerging economies have warned that global food wastage could have devastating consequences for food security, nutri...

The three-day Senior Officials’ Meeting segment of the African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT), commenced on Monday at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Th...

Report commissioned by Trócaire says increasing role of private sector in international development requires clarity on rules of ‘trade for aid’. Robust measures aimed at pre...

In its resolution 68/279, the General Assembly requested that the first draft of the outcome document of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (13-16 July...

The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) Steering Committee met on Friday 8 May at the African Union Commission (AUC) and approved a consolidated work plan for 2015.  The C...

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) has extended US $3m grant to the African Union (AU) in support of its 3-year capacity building program, which aims to build and enha...

The European Union and Namibia have wrapped up negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), and are expected to sign the agreement later this year as the EU builds on...

The cost of doing business within the East African community and Rwanda in particular could be further be reduced, thanks to the establishment of the East African Freights and Logi...

In addition to the severe effects of Ebola, the virus has implications for trade, investment, and regional integration in West Africa. What can be done to revitalise trade in West ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has called for a more dynamic relationship between the African Union Commission and the Regional Ec...

The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat is set to introduce 5,000 new standards to ease the movement of goods and services.  Some of the new standards include seeds stan...

Africa needs a dynamic and vibrant private sector to seize existing opportunities in the trading system, says an UNCTAD Policy Brief. The document identifies some key elements of a...

The three-day Experts’ Meeting segment of the African Union Ministers of Trade (AMOT) opened on Friday at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The objective i...

Launched in April 2014 with a EUR 4.725 million contribution from Germany for an initial three-year period, the African Development Bank-sponsored Africa Climate Change Fund (...

South Africa and Mauritania have committed to enhance the Bilateral Economic Relations. The commitment was made in Pretoria on Friday where the Minister of Trade and industry, Dr R...

Southern Africa plans to commission new projects that will add 2,763 megawatts to the regional grid this year as the region targets to meet its energy needs by 2018. Of the planne...

African Heads of State, experts and policymakers, gathered for the International Conference on Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa from April 27-30 in Brazzaville, Cong...

Media statement by Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Rob Davies at launch of the Industrial Policy Action Plan 2015/16 – 2017/18 at the Industrial Development Corporation Auditor...

The Vice-president of MPLA, Roberto de Almeida, admitted on Wednesday in Luanda that the Parliamentary Groups of the Forum on the ruling parties in SADC countries, whose institutio...