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The biggest annual event in the COMESA calendar is set to take place this month in Ethiopia when Heads of State and Governments of the 19 Member bloc of countries hold their 18th m...

The high-level segment of the 15th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) opened in Cairo, Wednesday, with delegations from 54 African nation...

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Sub-regional Office for Southern Africa will convene its 21st Session of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE) me...

With solid growth continuing in infrastructure, agri-cultural production, manufacturing and other industries, Kenya is poised to be among the fastest-growing economies in East Afri...

Southern African countries have moved to protect their local businesses by amending the competition laws that are deemed to have loopholes and vulnerable to exploitation by interna...

The vision of free cross-border movement within the 19-member Comesa bloc has drawn closer to reality after three more states scrapped the visa requirement for travellers. Mauri...

South Africa was no longer the only gateway into Africa as other ports elsewhere in the continent were heavily investing in infrastructure making the trade business more competitiv...

Apparently worried by the high level of low capacity utilization occasioned by huge imports of goods that could be produced locally, the Bank of Industry (BoI) has advocated the ex...

South Africa’s new policy on patents could go to the Cabinet for approval soon, says Doctors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF), one of the organisations spearhead...

The cost of doing business across the East African Community remains high, in spite of the efforts being made by Partner states and with the support of Development Partners. In ad...

This week the African Development Bank has organized a series of events at its headquarters in Abidjan leading up to International Women’s Day (IWD) 2015 on March 8. On Tuesday M...

On 29 March 2015, the Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union Commission will hold the second Caucus of African Central Bank Governors, in Addis Ababa, on the mar...

Uganda’s urban population will increase from six million in 2013 to over 20 million in 2040. Policy makers need to act now to ensure that this rapid urbanization is managed well,...

The Minister of Finance Senator Martin Dlamini has presented the 2015/16 National budget with emphasis on a strong and resilient economy, macroeconomic stability, private sector co...

Obama Administration to Expand Trade Africa Initiative U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and trade ministers from the East African Community (EAC) marked a milestone for Tr...

Online shopping in Africa has blossomed in recent times, riding on the back of improved broadband access. Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, is leading the way in e-commerce grow...

South Africa’s trade deficit widened to the largest since at least 2010 in January as gold and platinum exports fell and oil imports increased. The trade gap of 24.2 billion ran...

African airlines have called for greater intra-regional trade, better connectivity and more carrier cooperation if they are to take advantage of the continent’s potential, delega...

Minister of Infrastructure Science and Technology, Nonofo Molefhi says the commencement of the Trans Kalahari Railway (TKR) project is on hold pending sourcing of funds. The 1447-...

SADC member states have completed an interim report outlining the regional industrialisation strategy expected to prioritise value addition and beneficiation. The interim report...