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Activities marking the 24th Annual General Meeting of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) opened on 28 June in Kigali with Claver Gatete, Minister of Finance and Economic ...

The minerals and metal sector in Africa is heavily affected by export control measures of raw materials. Export control measures are amongst the tools which governments employ with...

Starting today: In Kigali, Afreximbank’s Annual General Meeting on the theme Promoting African trade and economic transformation. In Cotonou: The Africa Carbon Forum. AU Summit ...

DFID is showing a welcome increase in ambition as it aims to improve economic development and create jobs in Africa, a new ICAI review has found. The UK’s Department for Interna...

Large Chinese companies operating in Kenya want the public to know that they are doing good, operate on principles and want to help Kenyans and be model partners for communities. ...

Chinese investors in Kenya's standard gauge railway (SGR) project generally responded fairly to challenges, and should not be regarded as “neo-colonial predators,” a study by U...

This edition of the Ghana Economic Update is the second edition of the annual series on Ghana’s economic prospects. Every issue includes both a broad overview of the country’s ...

The 29th African Union Summit opened on Tuesday, 27 June 2017, at the African Union (AU) Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under the theme of “Harnessing the Demographic Divi...

Featured infographic, shared via @LopesInsights: AU reform proposals in one graph (Institute for Peace and Security Studies) Starting today, in Addis: The Permanent Represent...

Since even before the first waves of independence, the African continent was already striving toward a peaceful, developed and politically integrated continent founded on the commo...

South Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reaffirmed their willingness to improve and strengthen their economic relations. This will be done through facilit...

Ghana has experienced an extended period of robust growth since the early 2000s, supported by a favorable external environment and large investment inflows, particularly in the ext...

Physical ‘chokepoints’ along trade routes are critical to global food security. The importance of these chokepoints and the risks of closure or disruption are increasing, but s...

Kenya: Draft Investment Policy (GoK) Up to now, Kenya has not had a single and clearly defined policy solely focusing on investment generation and retention. The Government of Ken...

The 5th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), was held on Friday, 23rd June 2017 in Lozitha, Swaziland....

How private sector can help achieve Sustainable Development Goals across the country With almost half of all Kenyans living below the poverty line, efforts to tackle poverty and i...

Through the leadership of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives (MITC), an inter-ministerial task force has developed a draft Kenya Investment Policy. The policy is...

The Government commits to protect current trading relationships, keep prices in check and help build our trading partners of the future. The Government will use Brexit to cem...

Kenya has retreated from a proposed ban on used clothes, reversed tariff increases and held confidential meetings with US officials ahead of a decision by Washington to review duty...

A reminder that the SACU Summit takes place today in Swaziland. tralac’s Weekly Newsletter is posted. Talkmore Chidede examines investment policy reforms in Africa: How can they...