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Kenya will review its economic growth target for this year after it recalculated the size of the economy, a move that led to a jump in annual growth rates, its central bank governo...

A number of developments have taken place in the banking industry globally and in Rwanda, in particular, with regard to the way conducting of business. We have recently witnessed ...

The Ministry of Trade and Industry is in the process of developing the first set of sector growth strategies as part of an industrial policy implementation strategy to accelerate m...

The Tripartite Sectoral Committee of COMEA-EAC-SADC Ministers meeting in Bujumbura, Burundi from 24-25 October 2014 has agreed that the Tripartite Summit of Heads of State and Gove...

UN Secretary-General, WBG and IsDBG Presidents, and other Agency Heads Visit Region to Link Peace Efforts with Economic Progress Leaders of global and regional instituti...

The World Trade Organization’s director-general, Roberto Azevêdo, has called for an urgent shakeup of his institution. Last week, he declared the WTO to be in “the m...

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) was taking a lead in the maritime regional integration strategy by sharing its expertise with the rest of the continent’s ports, it said ...

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, has said that Nigeria is committed to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the multilateral trading systems. ...

In August this year, US President Obama made a commitment to support the continuation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), a legislation that provides duty-free market...

The East African Community law on competition will come into force in December promising a boost to cross-border trade. The EAC Competition Act 2006 seeks, among other things, to...

Combating rising income inequality in sub-Saharan Africa will require a pragmatic, multipronged approach to uncover new sources of revenue while also enabling critical investments ...

Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) present an opportunity to strengthen and foster intra- and inter-regional integration, an opportunity which should not be wasted. The long-st...

By leveraging knowledge about climate change, through adopting improved agriculture technologies and using water and energy more effectively, Africa can accelerate its march toward...

When the Treaty for the establishment of the East African Community was signed in November 1999 and thereafter enforced in July 2000, it heralded a new dawn for the people of thi...

Three East African countries will now be able to monitor food situation simultaneously online in an effort to tackle shortages. The launch of the East African Community (EAC...

Rwanda is a leading example of the successful integration of gender considerations in a country’s legislation and development framework, a new UNCTAD study has found, leading to ...

COMESA is in the final stages of preparations for the Tripartite Summit, which is scheduled to take place on 19-20 December 2014. The summit is expected to launch the COMESA-EAC-SA...

While the world’s 48 most vulnerable nations continue to make in-roads into poverty reduction, a far greater effort is needed if these countries are to eradicate extreme poverty ...

Mauritius is planning to put in place a Trade Obstacles Alert Mechanism, to help businesses successfully overcome any obstacles they may face in the course of trading activities. ...

Nigerian cocoa-processing companies say the cost of exporting their products to Europe has been inflated by 30 percent because of a stalemate in agreeing new trade terms with the E...