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“The Cotonou Agreement remains unique in the world, and whatever form the next partnership takes, it will have to be tailored to today’s world, and include wider civil society ...

Agricultural researchers in Africa have been urged to come up with more innovations in agriculture, through research, to accelerate transformation of the sector across the continen...

Building on the most recent international trade theory and best practices of regional integration around the world, this study assesses the consequences of existing and p...

Globalization has changed the way firms participate in production networks. Previously, companies primarily made products in one country and countries had to make complete goods fr...

World parliament of labour sets the course for global action to shape the future of work The 105th International Labour Conference (ILC) closed on 10 June 2016 following...

The biggest opportunity for growth over the next year, according to Africa’s agribusiness CEOs, is the improved penetration of markets in which they already operate. The biggest ...

The selection: Monday, 13 June 2016 Ahead of the ICGLR Summit: ICGLR foreign ministers have endorsed Kenya’s Amb Zachary Muburi-Muita for the post of ICGLR Executive Secretary, ...

The main challenge facing Angola in participating in international trade is the continued over-reliance on exports of one commodity, petroleum, which accounted for 99 per cent of t...

East African governments want to implement taxation measures that will see them make good their promise to promote local manufacturing and reduce importation of goods, parti...

A two-day workshop on trade facilitation of the Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had ended in Accra. The event, on the theme “Unlocking Transit Challenges Across Trade ...

The present paper takes a closer look at regional integration in the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS). With the aim to inform the ongoing discussion on further int...

The informal economy of East Africa must be addressed strategically for the sustainable impact of trade related growth initiatives in the region to take root and flourish. Recogniz...

Making progress in current and future trade negotiations was touted as a valuable way for increasing productivity and generating inclusive growth, according to a joint ministerial ...

Incentives provided in priority development areas have in the last five years facilitated the growth of investments in the sectors to about $4.8 billion, according to statistics fr...

Namibia opens up trade with Mercosur countries as the SACU-MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement enters into force. Namibia can now trade with Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazi...

WTO developing country members were urged on 9 June to start notifying their timeframes and needs for fully implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), as entry into force...

The selection: Friday, 10 June 2016 Signed today, in Gaborone: EU Economic Partnership Agreement with Southern African countries The European Union and six countries of the South...

This development-oriented agreement is the first of its kind with an African region pursuing regional economic integration. The European Union and six countries of the Southern Af...

The EU plans to raise the pressure on six African countries to implement controversial free trade agreements by putting an end to their preferential access to the EU market, E...

The COMESA Airspace Integration Project is expected to liberalize air transportation by harmonizing borders in over 15 countries. This has been revealed by Alexis Nzahabwanimana, t...