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The AfDB’s Vice-Presidency for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management has posted a series of new Working Papers and Economic Briefs: we profile analyses by Dr Arkebe Oqubay...

Private Sector and Regional Integration in Southern Africa: Accelerating Opportunities for Investments and Growth The Southern Africa Regional Integration Stakeholder Forum was co...

Thirty-Sixth Ordinary Session of the PRC underway in Nouakchott, Mauritania The launch of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) in Addis Ababa in January, as well as the...

The AfDB’s Vice-Presidency for Economic Governance and Knowledge Management has posted a series of new Working Papers and Economic Briefs. The following analyses have been prepar...

A reminder: The Southern African Structured Trade Seminar is underway in Livingstone. For Twitter updates: #SAST2018 WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement: update “Almost 85% of...

“Almost 85 per cent of WTO members have now completed their domestic ratification processes. This is great progress, but of course there is more to do,” DG Azevêdo said at the...

Opening Remarks by Mr. Symerre Grey-Johnson, Head of Regional Integration, Infrastructure and Trade On behalf of Dr Mayaki, CEO of the NEPAD Agency, I would like to welcome you to...

Africa has huge infrastructure gap, estimated at $130-170 billion per year. However, this infrastructure gap goes beyond just financing. There is a lack of good governance of infra...

President Paul Kagame has called for increased partnership between multiple players in the Northern Corridor to fast-track the development of citizens. The President was speaking ...

Next month’s BRICS Summit: preview by Standard Bank’s Jeremy Stevens South Africa will host the 10th annual summit of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa group. ...

Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin spoke at the British Foreign Policy Group on 26 June about the future of the UK's partnership with Africa. Thank you, and thank you all for be...

Botswana is a shining light and beacon of hope in the fight against corruption in Africa and has one of the best anti-corruption profiles on the continent. The statement was made ...

Boosting growth and prosperity through agribusiness, extractives, and tourism The Tanzania Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) 2017 identifies priority actions in support of...

On June 18, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation and completed the third reviews under the Extended Credit ...

Kenya on Monday hosted the China-Africa Infrastructure Cooperation Seminar amid calls for enhanced ties with Beijing to boost modernization of roads, ports, railways and telecommun...

Underway, in Dar es Salaam: Workshop on establishing a National Trade Facilitation Roadmap in Tanzania (25-29 June) Underway, in Victoria Falls: NEPAD Agency, PIDA_Africa strategi...

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Dialogue on Advancing Infrastructure Development in Africa is a multi-stakeholder consultation aiming at defining concre...

A regional body has urged African states to seek alternative ways of protecting some sectors of their economy as a continental free trade area takes effect. The African Continenta...

Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Northern Corridor Integration Project (NCIP) initiative are convening in Nairobi, Kenya today.  The ministerial meeting will make way for a H...

Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have adopted a regional policy framework on cross-border trade that promises to be a lifeline for the region’s sm...