Tag: South-South cooperation
India: Reaching out to Africa
11 Jan 17 NewsKenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta could be a willing partner for India to deepen relations
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, one of India’s most important African partners, is here...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
10 Jan 17 NewsLooking ahead: The 2018 Economic Report on Africa – scope of contents (UNECA)
The 2018 ERA will be structured in two parts. Part I will discuss both recent developments in the w...
“Three new changes” lead China-Africa win-win cooperation, says Chinese foreign minister
09 Jan 17 NewsThe cooperation between China and African countries has been gradually transformed and upgraded, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.
Under the new ideas put forward a...
tralac’s Daily News Selection
06 Jan 17 NewsAhead of the AU Summit later this month: commentaries by two candidates for the position of African Union Commission Chairperson
Senegal’s Abdoulaye Bathily: ‘Africa has no fu...
ACP secretary general has dire warning for member states in 2017
06 Jan 17 NewsSecretary general of the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of countries, Dr Patrick I Gomes, is urging member states to move towards ratifying the World Trade Organization ...
Finance and development
04 Jan 17 ThemesFinancial services, foreign investment, and international aid are essential for improved trade and long-term development in poor economies. tralac’s work in this area examines ho...
South Africa-India – Ten year trading relationship
10 Nov 16 ResourceThis Trade Brief documents the trading relationship between South Africa and India from 2006 to 2015. The analysis uses UNCOMTRADE data sourced from the International Trade Ce...
South Africa-Latin America & the Caribbean trading relationship
27 Oct 16 ResourceThis Trade Brief documents the trading relationship between South Africa and Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC) from 2006 to 2015. The analysis uses UNCOMTRADE data sourced fr...
India-South Africa: Will the envisaged MoUs on certain agricultural products be beneficial for South African exports?
12 Oct 16 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, discusses the potential implications of MoUs between India and South Africa on pigeon peas, persimmons, mangoes and pork products for local ex...
China and UK partner with ITC to promote investment-led exports and growth in Africa
01 Jun 16 NewsChinese companies are set to scale up their investments on the African continent and play a bigger part in helping Africa achieve higher and more sustained economic growth.
This w...
The crystal ball analysis for future African trade
26 May 16 PublicationsThe main feature of global trade since at least 2000 has been the relentless rise of exports from the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and, in particular, China. Mu...
2015: A new era of comprehensive development of China-Africa cooperation
07 Jan 16 NewsThe year 2015 has witnessed China-Africa relations recording the most splendid chapter in the history of international relations.
Fruitful achievements have been made in the recen...
Declaration and Action Plan of the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
07 Dec 15 NewsJohannesburg Declaration (Combined Version of Africa and China)
We, the Heads of State, Government and Delegations of the People’s Republic of China and 50 African countr...
China, Africa map out strategic vision for win-win cooperation with practical action plan
07 Dec 15 NewsChinese President Xi Jinping and African leaders rounded off a landmark summit in Johannesburg on Saturday with a unanimous consensus to upgrade China-Africa relations ba...
FOCAC starts today in South Africa
04 Dec 15 NewsTies between China and Africa are expected to strengthen as the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) summit commences today, 4 December 2015.
The historic event, the first t...
Luwellyn Landers: “Strengthening the African Agenda through the AU, BRICS and FOCAC”
24 Sep 15 NewsDIRCO and ACCORD Public lecture delivered by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Luwellyn Landers, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Howard Co...
China, Africa underline non-governmental exchanges to boost ties
31 Aug 15 NewsLeaders of African countries and China have vowed to enhance exchanges. Non-governmental organizations on both sides will boost people to people relations at different levels.
The...
The Investing in Africa Forum: Partnering to accelerate investment, industrialization, and results in Africa
03 Jul 15 NewsThe Investing in Africa Forum: Partnering to Accelerate Investment, Industrializa-tion, and Results was held June 30-July 1, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, co-organized by the Gov...
Infrastructure development within the context of Africa’s cooperation with new and emerging development partners
26 Feb 15 NewsForeword
The turn of the Millennium has marked important developments for Africa. Three stand out in significance. First the “African lion” is becoming an important growt...