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COVID-19 Trade and trade-related measures in Africa

Country Policy Tracker
tralac is monitoring trade-related policy responses to the Coronavirus global pandemic. Below is a list of COVID-19 trade and trade-related measures being adopted by African countries. This list is not exhaustive but is updated regularly from official sources.
Find out more about regional and continental responses to COVID-19 in Africa here.
Last updated: 2 September 2020 - 20:00 South Africa Time
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South Africa
pdf Update COVID-19 Response by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (2.60 MB) - 19 August 2020
pdf Risk Adjusted Strategy: Schedule of Services - Draft Framework (320 KB) - 25 April 2020
pdf Regulations on Competition Tribunal Rules for COVID-19 Excessive Pricing Complaint Referrals (196 KB) - 3 April 2020
pdf Covid-19 Export Control Regulation (Government Notice R424 of 2020) (278 KB) - 27 March 2020
pdf Consumer and Customer Protection and National Disaster Management: Regulations and Directions (132 KB) - 19 March 2020
Read more on South Africa’s policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Algeria
pdf Communiqué from the Council of Ministers Meeting (French) (139 KB) - 31 May 2020
pdf COVID-19 Preparation and Response Plan COVID-19, 2020 (French) (1.45 MB)
pdf Executive Decree No. 20-70 establishing additional measures to prevent and combat the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) (French) (169 KB) - 24 March 2020
pdf Tariff classification of products temporarily suspended for export (French) (639 KB) - 22 March 2020
pdf Executive Decree No. 20-69 relating to preventive measures and fighting the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) (French) (39 KB) - 21 March 2020
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Angola
pdf Presidential Decree No. 142/20: Statement on the Situation of national emergency COVID-19 Pandemic (Portuguese) (592 KB) - 25 May 2020
pdf Ministry of Commerce Executive Decree No. 143-20 (Portuguese) (494 KB) - 9 April 2020
pdf Presidential Decree No. 96/20: Transitional measures in response to the impact of COVID-19 (Portuguese) (426 KB) - 9 April 2020
pdf Presidential Decree No. 82/20: Exceptional and temporary measures for the prevention and control of COVID-19 (Portuguese) (542 KB) - 26 March 2020
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Benin
pdf Clarification of the tax support measures for businesses in the context of the management of COVID-19 (French) (1.04 MB) - 26 June 2020
pdf Social measures Covid-19 in Benin: Statement by the MASM Véronique TOGNIFODE MEWANOU (French) (76 KB) - 10 June 2020
pdf COVID-19: Communiqué from the Government concerning two new measures (187 KB)
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Botswana
pdf Statutory Instrument No. 102: Control of Goods baked goods (1.11 MB) - 14 August 2020
pdf Bank of Botswana: Monetary Policy Committee Decision (230 KB) - 30 April 2020
pdf Extraordinary Government Gazette: Statutory Instrument No. 61 of 2020: Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations (598 KB) - 2 April 2020
pdf Public Notice on COVID-19 (1.44 MB) - 16 March 2020
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Burkina Faso
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Burundi
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Cabo Verde
pdf Resolution No. 96/2020: Second amendment to Resolution No. 77/2020 Lifting of restrictions (Portuguese) (333 KB) - 9 July 2020
pdf Joint Ordinance No. 18/2020 approving commercialisation and sale of non-medical masks (Portuguese) (299 KB) - 2 May 2020
pdf Official Bulletin: Law No. 83/2020 :Exceptional and temporary measures to tackle COVID-19 (Portuguese) (409 KB) - 4 April 2020
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Cameroon
pdf Prime Minister’s Office Press Release on COVID-19 (613 KB) - 7 May 2020
pdf Government’s COVID-19 Response Strategy: Special Statement by the Prime Minister (2.06 MB) - 30 April 2020
pdf Instruction Note on additional measures in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 at Port of Doula (French) (623 KB) - 24 March 2020
pdf Instruction Note on additional measures to control the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic at the Douala Port (French) (931 KB) - 20 March 2020
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Chad
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Comoros
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Congo
pdf Central Bank of the Congo: Monetary Policy Committee Meeting: Communiqué (French) (1.62 MB) - 30 April 2020
pdf General Directorate of Customs and Indirect Rights: Measures to prevent or combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (1.88 MB) - 23 April 2020
pdf Decree No. 2020-100 on Organising Public Services during Lockdown (French) (659 KB) - 1 April 2020
pdf Decree No. 2020-99 on Establishing a list of essential goods and services within the framework of measures against COVID-19 (French (963 KB) ) - 1 April 2020
pdf Decree No. 2020-93 Declaring a state of health emergency in the Republic of Congo (89 KB) - 30 March 2020
pdf Decree No. 2020-66 on Creation and Organisation of the National Coordination for the Management of COVID-19 (French) (1.10 MB) - 27 March 2020
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Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
pdf Communiqué of the Council of Ministers (French) (954 KB) - 8 April 2020
pdf COVID-19 Response Plan (French) (204 KB) - 30 March 2020
pdf Maritime sanitary controls at the Port of Abidjan (366 KB) - February 2020
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Democratic Republic of Congo
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Egypt
pdf Circular no 9/2020 on the Ministry of Health guiding list on COVD-19 medical supplies (Arabic) (102 KB) - 28 March 2020
pdf Circular no. 8/2020: Customs Authority Varieties not included in the infection prevention requirements (Arabic) (82 KB) - 26 March 2020
pdf Circular no. 7/2020: Customs Authority Suspended items for export (Arabic) (201 KB) - 26 March 2020
pdf Decree 194/2020 and GOEIC Exception: Ministry of Trade and Industry (Arabic) (9.96 MB) - March 2020
pdf Ministerial Decree 187/2020: Ministry of Trade and Industry (Arabic) (277 KB) - 17 March 2020
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Eswatini
pdf Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade: Revocation of selected business operations (151 KB) - 23 April 2020
pdf Prime Minister’s Statement: Partial Lockdown COVID-19 Update (132 KB) - 15 April 2020
pdf Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade: Gradual Relaxation of Business Operations (104 KB) - 15 April 2020
pdf Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade: COVID-19 Permits for Essential Industries (88 KB) - 3 April 2020
pdf Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade: COVID-19 Essential Services as Regulated (57 KB) - 2 April 2020
pdf Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade: General Guidelines for All Industries (104 KB) - 25 March 2020
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Gabon
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Gambia
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Ghana
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Guinea
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Kenya
pdf Protocols for Importation of Used Textiles and Used Footwear into Kenya (205 KB) - 12 August 2020
pdf Guidelines for Business Operations during COVID-19 (1.64 MB) - 2 June 2020
pdf Pharmacy and Poisons Board: Measures in response to importation of COVID-19 related products (157 KB) - 29 April 2020
pdf Kenya Ports Authority: Measures to ensure operations continue at the port of Mombasa (2.31 MB) - 23 April 2020
pdf Presidential Guidelines to Manage the Spread of COVID-19 (123 KB) - April 2020
pdf Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development: FAQs for Business Operations COVID-19 (880 KB) - 8 April 2020
pdf Special Issue: Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 30 (VAT and Public Order) (103 KB) - 26 March 2020
pdf Additional Emergency Measures to Mitigate the Adverse Effects on the Banking Sector from Coronavirus (32 KB) - 24 March 2020
pdf Emergency Measures to Mitigate the Adverse Economic Effects on Bank Borrowers from the Coronavirus Pandemic (201 KB) - 18 March 2020
pdf Press Release: Emergency Measures to Facilitate Mobile Money Transactions (30 KB) - 16 March 2020
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Lesotho
pdf Legal Notice: Public Health (COVID-19) Regulations (3.01 MB) - 22 April 2020
pdf Public Health (COVID-19) Regulations (11.15 MB) - 3 April 2020
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Liberia
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Libya
pdf Publication of the President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord No. 3 of 2020 (Arabic) (140 KB) - 24 March 2020
pdf Resolution of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord No. 215 of 2020 announcing the lockdown (Arabic) (226 KB) - 21 March 2020
pdf Ministry of Commerce and Industry Decision No. 59 of 2020 prohibiting the export of PPE (Arabic (119 KB) ) - 15 March 2020
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Malawi
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Mali
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Mauritius
pdf Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Protection: Communiqué (French) (89 KB) - 1 April 2020
pdf COVID-19 Assistance Scheme to the Informal Sector (340 KB) - 31 March 2020
pdf Ministry of Land Transport and Light Rail Communiqué (130 KB) - 31 March 2020
pdf MRA Amendments to the integrated tariff with respect to the applicable rates of VAT to masks and hand sanitizer (132 KB) - 24 March 2020
pdf Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Protection: Communiqué (74 KB) - 20 March 2020
pdf Mauritius Government Notice No. 57 of 2020: The Quarantine Act (182 KB) - 19 March 2020
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Morocco
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Mozambique
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Namibia
pdf Road Transportation Board of Namibia: Tariff Increase During COVID-19 Pandemic State of Emergency (Stage 2) (166 KB) - 11 May 2020
pdf Republic of Namibia: Guidelines for Stage 2 under State of Emergency (245 KB) - 30 April 2020
pdf Proclamation: State of Emergency COVID-19: Suspension of operation of provisions of certain laws and ancillary matters regulations (228 KB) - 28 April 2020
pdf Ministry of Finance: Economic Stimulus and Relief Package: Impact of COVID-19 on the Economy and Households (389 KB) - 1 April 2020
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Niger
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Nigeria
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Rwanda
pdf Public Announcement relating to markets, distribution services and industries (242 KB) - 5 May 2020
pdf COVID-19 Impact to Trade & Industry: A recap of government mitigation to businesses (197 KB) - 21 April 2020
pdf Ministerial Guidelines related to continued production of essential products during COVID-19 (167 KB) - 23 March 2020
pdf Communiqué for Business Community during this period of preventing COVID-19 (77 KB) - 16 March 2020
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Senegal
pdf Notification of Orders relating to tax measures in the context of COVID-19 (French) (1.24 MB) - 23 April 2020
pdf Ministerial Order No. 008581 on extending the temporary travel ban (387 KB) - 4 April 2020
pdf Decree No. 2020-925 extending the state of emergency throughout the national territory (French) (693 KB) - 3 April 2020
pdf Ministerial Order No. 008231: Restriction measures in the transport sector (French) (792 KB) - 25 March 2020
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Seychelles
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Togo
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Tunisia
pdf COVID-19 Emergency Response Plan (French) (2.67 MB) - April 2020
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pdf Address by President Yoweri Museveni: Latest Updates on matters regarding COVID-19 (724 KB) - 4 May 2020
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
pdf Statutory Instrument 83 of 2020: Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) (National Lockdown) Order, 2020 (301 KB) - consolidated as at 3 July 2020
pdf Statutory Instrument 77 of 2020: Public Health (COVID-19 Prevention, Containment and Treatment) Regulations, 2020 (125 KB) - consolidated as at 12 June 2020
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Further amended by SI 153/2020; SI 160/2020
pdf Statutory Instrument 96 of 2020: Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) (Deferral of Rent and Mortgage Payments During National Lockdown) Regulations, 2020 (92 KB) - consolidated as at 12 June 2020
pdf Statutory Instrument 90 of 2020: Control of Goods (Open General Import and Export Licence) (Amendment) Notice, 2020 (No. 7) (83 KB) - 17 April 2020
pdf Statutory Instrument 88 of 2020: Customs and Excise (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 (No. 101) (676 KB) - 14 April 2020
pdf Minister of Finance and Economic Development: Press Statement on Economic Mitigatory Measures to Contain the Impact of COVID-19 (1.03 MB) - 30 March 2020
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