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Despite strong GDP growth over the last 10 years, Africa has failed to generate economic opportunities for its booming youth population The 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governan...

The second edition of the Compact with Africa (CwA) investment monitoring report provides an update of country and sector-level trends in Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) flows and...

Ottawa Ministerial on WTO reform: joint communiqué (GoC) We note growing trade tensions are linked to major shifts in the global trading landscape. We also note the difficulties ...

The inaugural South Africa Investment Conference has secured nearly R290 billion worth of investment announcements for the country “This R290 billion is what we have now in our ...

Opening the inaugural South Africa Investment Conference, President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on potential investors to invest in the country for more bang for their buck. “We ...

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KNCCI) hosted World Chambers Federation (WCF) President Peter Mihok and 59 chambers Presidents from the various African state...

DG Azevêdo welcomes commitment to strengthen the WTO Speaking at a gathering of ministers to discuss WTO reform, which was convened by the Canadian government in Ottawa on 25 Oct...

Our featured tweet, @AmbMuchanga: Great news. Got notification from Chief Negotiator. South Africa Parliament has approved ratification of the AfCFTA Agreement. Formal deposit to b...

Government on Wednesday announced the proposed reprioritisation of R32.4 billion over the next three years as part of reforms to boost the South African economy. In the Medium Ter...

The 2nd East African Community Development Partners Consultative Forum aimed at promoting better coordination of development support to the EAC by various development partners...

The 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...

Featured trade policy tweets (i) @AdanMohamedCS: President Kenyatta has commissioned the Cabinet Subcommittee for EAC issues, comprising of myself and colleagues from Treasury, Fo...

Public Lecture by Rt. Hon. Raila Odinga at Duke University It is always a great pleasure and honor to speak in a prestigious academic institution. It gives me an opportunity ...

Members of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) have backed Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s call for the August House to throw their weight behind the speedy ratification of the Afri...

At World Investment Forum, four presidents, two prime ministers and four corporate leaders are downcast at splintering global scene but remain bullish about investment. The intern...

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business, Accelerating Africa conference, began today in Toronto Starting tomorrow, in Kigali: The 2018 Mid-Term Review of the African Development Fun...

President Muhammmadu Buhari on Monday, 22 October charged the Presidential Committee for Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade Area to address risks...

The first ordinary session of the fifth Parliament of the Pan-African Parliament kicked off officially on Monday, 22 October 2018 at the Kigali Convention Centr...

Diarise: (i) The East African Legislative Assembly resumed its sitting in Arusha this morning: it continues until 10 November. This week’s EAC calendar of events can be accessed...

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has launched a report that seeks to identify cross-cutting constraints to growth, possible solutions, and sector-specific interventions...