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The $140 billion lost by Nigeria to illicit financial flows has been linked to lack of integrity and transparency among business organisations and government institutions. Nigeria...

Tanzania signed a $565 million deal on Friday with the World Bank and other development partners to expand its main port of Dar es Salaam, part of plans to boost its role as a regi...

Mozambique is expected in 2015 to conclude its implementation of customs tariff exemptions as part of the process to build a free trade zone in the Southern African Development Com...

With more than 800,000 job seekers entering Tanzania’s labor market each year, the country must transform itself from a labor force of unproductive jobs to one of more productive...

Allowing only highly skilled workers, exorbitant work permit fees and the tedious process of documentation are part of the restrictive conditions stifling free movement of labo...

Zimbabwean Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa on Thursday unveiled new individual and commercial tax measures as the government increasingly turns to taxation to prop up falling re...

A flurry of meetings is scheduled for the coming weeks as WTO members – having now returned to Geneva following their annual August break – try to pick up the pieces after miss...

The government of Mozambique has its projection for the amount of natural gas contained in the Rovuma Basin from 170 billion to 200 billion cubic feet, according to figures present...

Following the revolution, Tunisia revealed two extraordinary assets. The first was the capacity to reconcile between different political, social and religious beliefs to reach a po...

There is still slow progress in the removal of Non-Tariff Barriers in the East African Community (EAC) despite efforts in implementing commitments made in the customs union and com...

The South African Minister for Agriculture Senzeni Zokwana has reiterated his country’s support of India’s stand on public food stock-holding for food security at the WTO. “...

A multilateral approach to trade rules should allow room for proactive trade and industrial policies for sustained and inclusive growth As the international community sets about d...

The government will come out with a new Foreign Trade Policy, 2014-19 within the next two to three months to increase the exports. Showcasing the government performance here ...

Uganda’s Minister for East African Community (EAC) Affairs Hon. Shem Bageine will officially open the annual EAC Secretary General’s Forum for Private Sector, Civil...

The much-needed foreign direct Investment (FDI) required to revive the country’s ailing industry can best be attracted through effective marketing and perception management, an o...

Mauritian Industry and Commerce Minister Cader Sayed Hossen Wednesday indicated that Mauritius will soon set up a National Export Strategy to address trade opportunities and challe...

Lessons for Namibia from the 2nd Brazil-Africa Forum 2014 Last week I moderated a session, titled ‘Africa and South America: Challenges for connecting the two continents’, one...

The Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) has launched an investigation into Freshmark, Checkers and Shoprite outlets for mislabelling fresh produce. The enterprises have labelle...

Total merchandise trade of the G7 and BRIICS economies combined was broadly stable in the second quarter of 2014, with exports rising 1.5% and imports falling 0...

Excitement as estimate of Uganda’s oil reserves jump to 6.5 billion barrels On Aug.28, the government revised upwards the country’s petroleum resources by over 85% to about 6....