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19 Aug 19 NewsThe High-Level Policy Dialogue, Harnessing the benefits of the AfCFTA for a Ghana Beyond Aid, opened today in Accra:
“Execute your watchdog role effectively”: Akufo-Addo tells...
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South Africa and Tanzania commit to greater economic cooperation
19 Aug 19 NewsThe Republic of South Africa and the United Republic of Tanzania have committed to deepen and strengthen economic ties through expanded trade and investment with a goal of achievin...
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SADC hosts the 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
19 Aug 19 NewsThe 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was held at Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre i...
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16 Aug 19 NewsThe 39th SADC Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government starts tomorrow in Dar es Salaam. It concludes on Sunday. A selection of updates:
SADC Council of Ministers mee...
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SADC Council recommends adoption of kiSwahili
16 Aug 19 NewsThe Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers has recommended the adoption of kiSwahili as the fourth official language of the regional body alongside...
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United Republic of Tanzania assumes Chairpersonship of SADC Council of Ministers
14 Aug 19 NewsHon. Professor Palamagamba John Kabudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania, on 13 August 2019 assumed Chairpersonship of th...
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SADC develops regional industry protocol
14 Aug 19 NewsA legal instrument that aims to improve the policy environment for industrial development and support implementation will be presented for approval by the 39th SADC Summit tha...
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13 Aug 19 NewsFeatured tweet, @jattamensah: Ghana, with the AU and the ECA, will host a conference on the implementation of the AfCFTA from 19-21 August (Accra). The keynote speaker is the prime...
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08 Aug 19 NewsThe 39th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of SADC, and preceding meetings, starts tomorrow in Dar es Salaam, ending on 18 August
Funding the AfCFTA Secretariat...
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06 Aug 19 News4th SADC Industrialisation Week: selected updates
President Magufuli pushes for intra-African trade. Opening the 4th SADC Industrialisation Week and Exhibition in Dar es Salaa...
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39th SADC Summit: Towards Inclusive, Sustainable Industrial Development
06 Aug 19 NewsLeaders from southern Africa are meeting for their annual summit next week to chart the development agenda of the region.
Running under the theme “A Conducive Environment f...
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29 Jul 19 NewsDiarise: The launch of UNCTAD’s Digital Economy Report 2019 (4 August)
Featured infographic, @martinslabber: “Good news, as South Africa’s total trade with Germany increases...
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Zimbabwe: Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
23 Jul 19 ResourceIntra-Africa trade profile for 2018
In 2018, Zimbabwe imported and exported goods from and to the rest of Africa to the value of US$3.1 billion and US$2.6 billion, respectively. I...
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Zambia: Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
23 Jul 19 ResourceIntra-Africa trade profile for 2018
In 2018, Zambia exported and imported goods to and from the rest of Africa to the value of US$1.81 billion and US$4.9 billion, respectively. In...
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Madagascar: Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
23 Jul 19 ResourceIntra-Africa trade profile for 2018
In 2018, Madagascar exported and imported goods to and from the rest of Africa to the value of US$239.6 million and US$482.9 million, respectiv...
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Mozambique: Intra-Africa trade and tariff profile
23 Jul 19 ResourceIntra-Africa trade profile for 2018
In 2018, Mozambique exported and imported goods to and from the rest of Africa to the value of US$1.2 billion and US$2 billion, respectively. I...
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The first Dispute under the SADC EPA has been declared
12 Jul 19 PublicationsWhen the SADC EU Economic Partnership Agreement (SADC EPA) between the European Union (EU) and the Member States of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and Mozambique was con...
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Another Ruling against the Dismantling of the SADC Tribunal
11 Jul 19 BlogIn December 2018, the South African Constitutional Court ruled that the participation of the South African President in the decision to abolish the Southern African Development Com...
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10 Jul 19 NewsUnderway, in New York: High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
Niamey Summit wrap, reactions
Multi-video: Africa punches below its weight when it comes to inter...
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09 Jul 19 NewsDiarise: 35th ICE for Central Africa on the theme Digital transformations and economic diversification in Central Africa (23-27 September, Malabo, tbc)
Afreximbank’s support of ...
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