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13 Dec 18 NewsIMF’s Chart of the Week: Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth is a tale of different experiences
President Trump’s new Africa strategy was unveiled today in Washington:
Remarks by A...
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President Donald J. Trump’s Africa Strategy advances prosperity, security, and stability
13 Dec 18 NewsRemarks by National Security Advisor Ambassador John R. Bolton on the Trump Administration’s New Africa Strategy
I’m delighted again to be here at the Heritage, an institution...
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The Buenos Aires G20 Meeting: Has Rules-based global Trade survived?
11 Dec 18 BlogThe communiqué issued at the end of the Group of 20 meeting in Buenos Aires recently (30 November and 1 December 2018) reads like the to-do list for the world’s leading countrie...
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07 Dec 18 News2018 African Economic Conference: outcomes
Economic integration is seen as a game-changer for achieving inclusive sustainable development. Read more in the Overview of Conference ...
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Press briefing on US policy in Africa with Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs
07 Dec 18 NewsRemarks by Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. via teleconference in Nairobi, Kenya, 6 December 2018
MODERATOR: Good afternoon to everyone from the U.S. Department of State’s Africa Regiona...
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30 Nov 18 NewsAfCFTA ratification update, @AUTradeIndustry:
“Great and welcome news. Getting closer to 22. Senegalese cabinet last night adopted draft law authorizing ratification of AfCFTA A...
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African Union Commission and the United States commit to advance efforts towards stability and development in Africa
30 Nov 18 NewsThe African Union (AU) Commission and the United States of America convened the 6th annual High-Level Dialogue at the African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa on 29 November 2018.
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Cut flower sector wilting under new rules, competition
20 Nov 18 NewsHopes by Kenya’s flower growers to exploit the lucrative United States market and stop dependence on the European market will not bear much fruit despite the recent launch of dir...
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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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08 Nov 18 NewsFeatured trade policy tweet, @CohenOnAfrica: US government withdrawal of AGOA privileges from Mauritania due to reports of slavery is essentially symbolic – trade with Mauritania...
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06 Nov 18 NewsSADC Business Council foundational meeting: @SthrnAfrcaTrust updates
Tomorrow, 7 November, at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Johannesburg Airport, @SthrnAfrcaTrust and @TheNBF will host t...
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President Trump terminates AGOA trade preference program eligibility for Mauritania
06 Nov 18 NewsPresident Donald J. Trump on Friday announced his intent to terminate the eligibility of Mauritania for trade preference benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act ...
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05 Nov 18 NewsProfiled African trade and investment conferences:
(i) Starting today
In London: ODI’s Africa’s rising debt conference. Conference agenda, Briefing paper (pdf), Twitter hasht...
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25 Oct 18 NewsOur featured tweet, @AmbMuchanga: Great news. Got notification from Chief Negotiator. South Africa Parliament has approved ratification of the AfCFTA Agreement. Formal deposit to b...
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South Africa welcomes product exclusion for some steel and aluminium products from the Section 232 duties
25 Oct 18 NewsThe US Department of Commerce has granted product exemptions for imports of 161 aluminium and 36 steel products from the Section 232 duties that the United States imposed against f...
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US Automotive Tariff Threat
05 Oct 18 InfographicsOn 23 May 2018, Secretary of the United States Commerce Department Wilbur Ross launched a Section 232 investigation as to whether automotive imports are hurting US national securit...
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South African Poultry Association files an Application for setting aside AGOA
01 Oct 18 BlogHow do private parties involved in intra-African trade protect their rights and interests which may flow from the application of trade agreements? They do not, as a rule, enjoy sta...
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28 Sep 18 NewsSouth Africa’s August 2018 merchandise trade statistics show a R8.79 billion surplus from an upwardly revised R5.29 billion deficit in July and above market expectations. “We e...
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President Kagame attends ‘New Africa Dialogue’ on AfCFTA Potential
28 Sep 18 NewsPresident Kagame attended the ‘New Africa Dialogue’ on 27 September 2018, organized by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), on the potential of the Africa...
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