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South Africa’s citrus exports to the European Union (EU) increased by 9% in value last year despite having been hit by the troublesome citrus black spot fungus (CBS), said EU amb...

African nations are facing mounting risks as they seek to extend two decades of rapid economic growth. While the continent has benefited from increasing investor inflows from abro...

To stem the ever-rising threat of counterfeit products on the East African Community (EAC) market, governments in the bloc are enacting tough laws and stringent measures against th...

On 28th May 2015 ICF and the African Development Bank held a joint event to promote investment climate reforms in Africa. The event, titled “Investment Climate: The Journey so Fa...

The selection: Tuesday, 2 June COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Sectoral Ministerial Committee: Statement (SADC) The Joint Meeting of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Sectoral Minis...

Policy makers around the world continue to balance the demand for stringent oversight of the financial industry with the need for a well-developed sector that supports productive f...

The Joint Meeting of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Sectoral Ministerial Committee took place on 29th-30th May 2015 in Dar es Salaam. The purpose of the meeting was to consider pro...

Director-General Roberto Azevêdo convened a meeting of all WTO members in Geneva today (1 June) to discuss the current state of play in negotiations on the work programme to advan...

East African community countries have been urged to come up with policies that support small farmers to participate effectively in the Agriculture sector where they contribute abou...

The selection: Monday, 1 June The AERC Biannual Research Workshop is taking place this week in Arusha: Presentations from the AERC's capital flight workshop,  AERC confe...

A regional body to be charged with enforcing laws that protect and promote free and fair competition among businesses with cross-border presence will be operational as from June. ...

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released trade statistics for April 2015 that recorded a trade deficit of R2.51 billion. This figure includes trade data with Botswana,...

The Zambian Government together with the United Nations Office of the High Representative for Least Developing Countries, Landlocked developing Countries and Small Island Developin...

Preparations to launch the Grand Free Trade Area that will bring together half of the African continent into one common market are complete. The momentous occasion will take place ...

South Africa as a foreign direct investment destination is regarded as one of the best on the continent. “South Africa remains the most diverse economy on the continent – prov...

The European Union and the United States are negotiating the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) which should create the largest free trade zone in the world, ac...

The selection: Friday, 29 May Fifty years after, Adesina elected 8th AfDB President (ThisDay) Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, ...

Rwanda has officially rejoined the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), eight years after pulling out of the regional bloc. The membership was confirmed this week...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is consciously contributing to Africa’s development and it is achieving results. According to the Bank’s Annual Development Effectiven...

The World Economic Forum’s 25th meeting in Africa, taking place in Cape Town on 3-5 June, will be the largest ever in the region, convening more than 1,250 leaders from business,...