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As the regional integration agenda in Africa gains speed, is the economic engagement of emerging economies on the continent contributing to that agenda? If so, how? If not, can it ...

Two years after the first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and Business Forum brought together U.S. and African CEOs in addition to heads of state and government, the U.S. will convene a...

The African Union’s financing requirements are increasing with the evolution of projects and development programs of the continent. This therefore underscores the need for reliab...

Illicit trade is a serious security threat as it encourages widespread criminality, an official said as the second regional anti-illicit trade conference concluded Friday ...

Tanzania is set to introduce new rules on food exports after it lifted a ban that had seen Uganda become the main source of grains in the region. The government said the lifting o...

Women’s trousers and shorts topped the list of items ordered by Americans from Nairobi under the duty-and-quota free deal in the first half of the year. Official data shows th...

Local companies have increased capacity utilisation by 50 percent while foreign companies are setting up plants in the country following the implementation of Statutory Instrument ...

The selection: Friday, 16 September 2016 Featured trade law policy process: The South African government has published the Intellectual Property Rights Framework (pdf) for comment...

Borobudur is known for a lot of things, but holding a secret to Indonesia’s maritime adventures in the past is probably not one of them. Philip Beale, from the UK, visited the B...

Over 25 companies from Tanzania will be at the first Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo Trade Forum to discuss growing trade, investment opportunities and collaboration betw...

Walk The Talk to Restore Trust and Confidence Background and Context This Mid-Term Monetary Policy Statement is issued in terms of Section 46 of the Reserve Bank Act (Chapter 22:...

Rooted in 10 conflicts, majority of refugees have been hosted by 15 countries, says new World Bank report One global issue at the forefront of World Bank Group work this year and ...

A regional forum on Wednesday said inadequate commitment by East African governments has adversely affected the war on trade in counterfeit products. The forum held in Nairobi s...

Almost one year into the fifth phase government: citizens approve of the removal of ghost workers, free primary education and the dismissal of public servants. But they disapp...

The selection: Thursday, 15 September 2016 Featured infographic, @ITCnews: Sweet trade - 3 out of 5 top exporters of cocoa beans are located in Africa, ITCdata shows Featured co...

Africa’s economic fundamentals remain strong, but governments and companies will need to work even harder to keep the region’s economies moving forward. Many observers are que...

Economic growth is not enough to save those threatened daily with starvation. Governments need to tailor policies and investments to transform rural areas in developing countries i...

New study by UNHCR and Accenture finds mobile phone and internet access is as critical to refugees’ safety and security as food, shelter and water. As well as being essential fo...

This paper aims to make a contribution to the ongoing debate in Kenya and the East African Community (EAC) about sub-standard drugs, access to medicines, local pharmaceutical produ...

With crop failures ranging from 50% to 90% in parts of the country, Ethiopia, sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest wheat consumer, was forced to seek international tenders and drasticall...