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ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Gender issues have adopted three key documents for the promotion of gender equality in the region. The text adopted by the Ministers at the end of th...

The year 2015 promises to be an exciting period for southern Africa, with crucial regional processes expected to be concluded and deadlines for a number of important regional and g...

The draft master plan for a Namibia-based international hub for Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries has been released. The report has been commissioned by the ...

Africa is a critical continent to watch in 2015. The year ahead holds incredible opportunity – as well as considerable risk. Africa is poised to receive the global attention it ...

Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware has issued a strong warning to South Africa: Drop your “unfair” duties on U.S. poultry or prepare to see your trade benefits disappear. Since 2000...

A communiqué approved by agriculture ministers and officials from over 60 countries has declared that sustainable production is key to tackling hunger and malnutrition, ...

President Jacob Zuma says African countries are already working together to remove red tape that hinders intra-African trade. The President said while doing business in the contin...

UBS has produced a white paper on the New Global Context, the theme of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21-24. The white paper ...

The Ebola epidemic will continue to cripple the economies of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone even as transmission rates in the three countries show significant signs of slo...

Barely 55 years ago, five oil-producing developing countries including Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, gathered in the Iraqi capital Baghdad to form the Organizatio...

Senior United Nations officials underlined the importance of the intergovernmental negotiations that got under way at UN Headquarters in New York on 19 January 2015 aimed at finali...

The year 2015 must be the “year of action” when policymakers redouble their efforts to tackle deep-seated economic weaknesses and show greater political leadership on infrastru...

Arnold Kammel doesn’t doubt that Africa and the EU have many goals in common, particularly when it comes to peace and security. That’s why it’s time for a ‘partnership of e...

As of 1 January 2015 Swaziland, the Gambia, and South Sudan are no longer receiving trade benefits under the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA). Although no specific reason was ...

South Africa is committed to improving its global competitiveness and reputation with a view to delivering on its growth and developmental imperatives. South Africa continues to co...

International trade experts will meet this week to advance a ground-breaking Aid for Trade initiative aimed at boosting economic growth and reducing poverty in African, Caribbean a...

A total of $434,107 (about Shs1.2 billion) has been saved by traders since Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) adopted the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS) in May last year. ...

SADC ministers of health and ministers responsible for HIV and AIDS met recently to review progress on the implementation of regional policies and programmes for addressing public ...

At the invitation of Egypt’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo participated in an in...

African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka on Friday, January 16 expressed optimism that 2015 holds an opportunity for the African continent to achieve progress in economic...