Africa trade and technology
15 Jan 19 NewsIntroduction
It is perceived that economic nationalism has slowed the meteoric rise of global trade. Since the Uruguay Round created the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995, tr...
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Revenue sharing in the Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
14 Dec 18 BlogAll customs, excise and additional duties (trade taxes) collected in the SACU Common Customs Area are paid into the Common Revenue Pool and shared among member states. Member state...
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AGR-V launched in Kigali; emphasises need to improve governance of Africa’s abundant natural resources
05 Dec 18 NewsThe fifth edition of the African Governance Report (AGR-V) was launched and discussed by delegates attending the 2018 African Economic Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday.
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AEC2018: African countries must leverage their strengths to accelerate drive towards integration
04 Dec 18 NewsParticipants at the 13th African Economic Conference have called for African countries to leverage the full range of their strengths and resources to accelerate the ...
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Let us make Africa’s infrastructure competitive, Zimbabwean Minister urges continent at PIDA Week
27 Nov 18 NewsAfrica needs to unite and work hard to reverse colonial infrastructure systems which promoted the extraction of profitable agricultural and mineral wealth for export at the expense...
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Africa’s infrastructure deficit under spotlight as PIDA Week 2018 opens in Victoria Falls
26 Nov 18 NewsThe Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) Week 2018 opened in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on Monday with a media breakfast that brought together journalists, infra...
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Modernisation of the multilateral trading system – WTO reforms
18 Nov 18 BlogThe multilateral trading system and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are today under threat. The system is being shaken by increasing protectionism and the imposition of non-tari...
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American mid-term Elections: What International Implications?
18 Nov 18 BlogThe American mid-term elections took place during the first week of November 2018 and were keenly watched. Many have hoped that control by the Democratic Party of the House of Repr...
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Is it time for a new Global Order?
18 Nov 18 BlogThe policies of President Trump have brought a new urgency to the debate about the future of the global economic and geopolitical order. American tariffs on Chinese goods[1], the w...
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11th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union: Summary of key decisions
18 Nov 18 NewsThe 11th Extraordinary Session of the African Union Summit, focusing on institutional reform of the African Union, was held in Addis Ababa from 5th to 18th November 2018.
It start...
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Extraordinary Summit on AU Reforms begins with the aim “to make Africa stronger and give our people the future they deserve”
17 Nov 18 NewsThe supreme organ of the African Union, the Assembly, which comprises Heads of State and Government of all the 55 African countries, began its 11th Extraordinary Session today with...
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tralac’s Daily News Selection
16 Nov 18 NewsMali’s parliament yesterday, 15 November, unanimously ratified the AfCFTA Agreement. @AbdoulayeDiop8: Bravo au gouvernement & a l’Assemblée nationale du Mali pour cette pr...
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20th Extraordinary session of the African Union Executive Council held in Addis Ababa
16 Nov 18 NewsThe 20th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) opened on 14th November 2018 at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with calls highlighti...
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AUC Deputy Chairperson shares insights on the ongoing financial reforms of the Union
15 Nov 18 News“This is a watershed moment for Africa”
At the 31st Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit held in Nouakchott, Mauritania in July 2018, a budget of US$681,485,337 was ap...
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Global Financial Integrity releases new study on trade misinvoicing in South Africa
14 Nov 18 NewsTrade misinvoicing in South Africa leads to massive revenue losses
Analysis of trade misinvoicing in South Africa from 2010-2014 shows that the potential average loss of revenue t...
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tralac’s Daily News Selection
13 Nov 18 NewsRegional Risks for Doing Business 2018 (WEF)
Of the 34 countries in sub-Saharan Africa that we surveyed, “unemployment and underemployment” was identified as the most pressing...
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Africa-Europe Partnership: A vision beyond migration
08 Nov 18 NewsSpeech by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini during the S&D 2018 Africa Week
This is the third important meeting that the [S&D – Socialists & Demo...
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Institutional reform of the African Union is the major focus of the 11th AU Extraordinary Summit underway in Addis Ababa
08 Nov 18 NewsUnder the framework of the 11th African Union Extraordinary Summit, the AU Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) officially opened on Monday 5th November 2018, at the AU headqu...
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Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa Yearbook 2017/18
06 Nov 18 PublicationsMonitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa is celebrating its 15th anniversary. This edition includes a review of the developments since 2001, the year when the first editi...
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Global Financial Integrity releases new study on trade misinvoicing in Nigeria
31 Oct 18 NewsNigeria trade misinvoicing leads to significant revenue losses
Analysis of trade misinvoicing in Nigeria in 2014 shows that the potential loss of revenue to the government was app...
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