Tag: SADC

Between 2018 and 2019 Madagascar’s intra-Africa exports and imports declined by 16% and 6% respectively. In 2019 8% of Madagascar’s world exports are to other African countries...

Between 2018 and 2019 Mozambique’s intra-African exports declined by 7%, while imports increased by 18%. Of the US$1.1 billion intra-African exports, 2% are exports to African co...

Senior officials from six countries (Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa) of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the European Union ...

The services sector is key to economic development because it contributes a significant share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment and trade in a country’s economy, regard...

Intra-Africa trade profile for 2018 In 2018, Malawi’s intra-Africa exports and imports were valued at US$318 million and US$809 million, respectively. Intra-Africa exports accou...

Intra-Africa trade profile for 2018 In 2018, Namibia exported and imported goods to and from the rest of Africa to the value of US$2.4 billion and US$5.4 billion, respectively. In...

Nigeria to form border force with neighbors Benin and Niger to fight smuggling (Reuters) Nigeria and neighboring countries Benin and Niger have agreed to set up a joint border pat...

Diarise: EAC Regional Meeting on Trade Facilitation (22-25 October, Dar es Salaam). The meeting, under the leadership of the EAC Secretariat with the participation of the Chai...

Featured tweet, Yinka Adeyemi: Chiedu Osakwe, Nigeria's chief trade negotiator, who chaired the Africa process that yielded the AfCFTA in Rwanda is dead. Was a global authority on ...

Keynote African trade policy discussions yesterday in Kampala: (i)  African Union Sub-Committee of Directors General of Customs:  The entry into force of the Agreement ...

Changes to institutional arrangements can happen in unexpected ways and as a result of governments’ new policies. The correct procedure is to follow the formal procedures for ado...

Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) on 24 July 2019 and changed the narrative on Brexit. He wants to renegotiate the withdrawal deal agreed by his predec...

The 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...

The 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...

The 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...

The 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...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers has recommended the adoption of kiSwahili as the fourth official language of the regional body alongside...

Hon. 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...

A 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...

Featured 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...