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The 7th meeting of the African Union Sub-Committee of Directors General (AUSCDGs) of Customs at Experts’ level commenced on 21 September in Kinshasa under the theme: “Co-ordina...

New areas showing potential of mineral deposits have been discovered in Malawi, boosting opportunities to develop the country’s mining industry, attract investors and diversify t...

The selection: Tuesday, 22 September Sustainable Development Summit 2015: explore tralac's resource box OSISA discussion, tomorrow: How SADC member states should align their NDP ...

A bold new global agenda to end poverty by 2030 and pursue a sustainable future was unanimously adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations on 25 September 2015 at the s...

The Sustainable Development Goals have multiple and vital linkages to “non-tariff measures”, says UNCTAD in its latest Policy Brief. These non-tariff measures include regulator...

U.S. officials accompanied by representatives from more than 100 U.S. companies are winding up a week-long trade mission to Africa with stops in the continent’s eight leading eco...

Cecil the Lion was a summer media phenomenon. The story of an American dentist killing a Zimbabwe lion illegally after luring him out of a protected reserve generated millions of G...

Africa’s retail profile has undergone a tremendous change over the past couple of decades, as an influx of cheap Chinese goods, better technology and increased personal income ha...

Africa’s richest man‚ Aliko Dangote‚ together with investment banker Dr Enos Banda‚ Prof Pat Utomi‚ founder and CEO of the Centre for Values in Leadership‚ and Prof Nic...

The selection: Monday, 21 September Mapping the future of development economics: access the UNU-WIDER conference presentation slides In preparation: a UNECA report on industrial ...

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) achieved significant progress over the past 15 years, but persistent gaps in official development assistance and an insufficient access...

While unemployment continues to plague South Africa, reducing it requires the economy to be on a labour absorbing growth path. “Reducing South Africa’s high levels of unemploy...

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is forming a potentially powerful new business partnership with West Africa to strengthen trade and investment ties.  The alliance links the Cham...

With the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda on the horizon and negotiations on a new climate regime, what’s changed for governance of the global economy in the last two...

The South African government is initiating special measures to cope with the fallout from the slowdown in China, which has severely hurt its mining industry, said Ngoako Ramatlhodi...

The selection: Friday, 18 September DG Azevêdo: 'A package of issues for Nairobi may be within reach' (WTO) “The view emerging from many of the meetings in which I have partic...

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo convened a meeting of all WTO members in Geneva on 17 September to report on the current state of play in negotiations on the remaining issues of ...

In July, President Obama visited Africa and shared an important message at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Nairobi and at the African Union in Addis Ababa. He said “As Afri...

What kind of international effort might be required to facilitate sustainable investment? The global challenges of poverty, sustainable growth, and climate change are being...

A blue print to get rid of Africa’s energy poverty by 2025 The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) unveiled its landmark initiative to solve Africa’s huge energy deficit by ...