Tag: Trade facilitation
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05 May 20 NewsWamkele Mene: Digital trade the only tool for Africa’s economic recovery (EWN)
AfCFTA secretary-general Wamkele Mene said he had gone back to the drawing board to review his pri...
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29 Apr 20 NewsThe Intra-Africa Trade Fair, scheduled to take place in Kigali in September this year, has been postponed to September 2021
President Ramaphosa, as Chair of the African Union, con...
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28 Apr 20 NewsDiarise: South Africa’s March merchandise trade statistics will be released on Thursday
Selected submissions to the US Trade Representative ahead of negotiations on the proposed...
Temporary suspension of import tariffs on medical products and equipment essential amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
07 Apr 20 BlogMost African countries do not produce medical products and equipment needed to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19) including soaps or surface-active agents, respiratory masks, protect...
Trade restrictions – what is essential cargo?
07 Apr 20 BlogThe 21-day lockdown period in South Africa is having a major impact on international trade, in particular, as confusion reigns over the operation of the ports throughout this perio...
Coronavirus, food supply and demand constraints: panic-buying and logistics
31 Mar 20 BlogAs South Africa’s President announced various social distancing measures as part of a Covid-19 State of Emergency to curb the spread of the virus, numerous concerns about access ...
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23 Mar 20 NewsAfrican finance ministers call for coordinated COVID-19 response to mitigate adverse impact on economies and society (UNECA)
African finance ministers met on 19 March in a virtual...
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18 Mar 20 NewsThe recently elected Secretary General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, Mr Wamkele Mene, will be sworn in tomorrow at the African Union.
Trump Administration notifies Congress of intent...
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04 Mar 20 NewsSouth Africa’s WTO ambassador Ms Xolelwa Mlumbi-Peter has been elected as the 2020 chair of the Council for TRIPS. Lesotho’s Mr Refiloe Litjobo will chair the Committee on Bala...
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28 Feb 20 NewsDiarise: 2020 International Women’s Day (8 March). The International Trade Centre has developed a campaign that features inspiring women entrepreneurs from across the world suppo...
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25 Feb 20 NewsStarting tomorrow: Gabon’s AfCFTA national awareness and sensitization forum
Postponed: The 21st ordinary meeting of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State
The 21st Ordinary Mee...
New Border Management for South Africa amidst unresolved systemic Issues
12 Feb 20 BlogIn December 2019, after many years of deliberation[1], the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), which is the second chamber of the South African Parliament, passed and returned th...
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03 Feb 20 NewsAU Summit timeline
36th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council (6-7 February). The Executive Council will consider the draft agenda and the draft decisions and declarations...
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12 Dec 19 NewsAll Africans travelling to Nigeria can get visa on arrival from 2019 (Premium Times)
Other Africans travelling to Nigeria will from January 2020 be able to get their visas at the ...
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28 Nov 19 NewsDiarise:
(i) The COMESA Council of Ministers meets tomorrow in Lusaka
(ii) ACP Heads of State and Government Summit (6-10 December, Nairobi). The theme:...
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15 Nov 19 NewsNigeria 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...
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14 Nov 19 NewsDigitising logistics in Africa (Briter Bridges)
Progressively more businesses operating in African markets are adopting digital solutions to monitor their supply chain or broaden ...
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04 Nov 19 NewsStarting tomorrow, in Johannesburg: UNCTAD’s Empowerment Programme for Southern African National Transit Coordinators. Event objectives include training representatives of ...
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28 Oct 19 NewsDiarise: SheTrades Global (to be held in conjunction with the World Export Development Forum, 18-22 November, in Addis Ababa)
Themes that will be discussed include how free...
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25 Oct 19 NewsEXIM 2019 Sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee convenes interagency meeting to advance President Trump’s Prosper Africa Initiative (Exim Bank, US)
The 2019 Sub-Saharan Africa A...