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More than half the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are estimated to have realised economic growth rates of not less than 5 per cent, a report shows. The International Labour...

The European Commission has effectively supported the Russian position in the second and third round of talks on payment of Ukraine’s gas debt to Russia, Energy Minister Alexande...

Alongside its rise as a dynamic global economy, China has become a key partner to sub-Saharan Africa. An emerging pattern in China’s growing share of African trade [totaling nea...

The phytosanitary measures for Citrus Black Spot (CBS) on fruit imported from South Africa have been a point of discussion in the European Union (EU) by the Standing Committee on P...

The African Union Commission’s seminar on Integrity and Ethics in Customs administrations kicked off on 28 May 2014 in Kigali, Rwanda. Organized by the Department of Trade and In...

Tanzania’s mining revenues are touted as a key way to reduce reliance on foreign aid and pull people out of poverty, but experts argue companies are swindling the government out ...

The Board of Executive Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on May 28, 2014 in Tunis the AfDB’s first Human Capital Strategy (HCS). The strategy p...

Introduction Good morning, bom dia. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to this conference on Africa. I wish to thank President Guebuza and the government of Mo...

Several African countries have enjoyed economic growth in recent years – but there are fears that a failure to develop manufacturing could prove to be costly. “Made in China...

In recent years Africa has been making great strides in policy development and at present looks very prepared to move from principle into practice on this. Some leaders say now is ...

Africa’s commercial services exports grew 6% in 2012, according to a report by the African Development Bank, suggesting the continent’s fledgling economies are starting to cree...

The process of drafting a protocol that would formally incorporate the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement into the rest of the global trade body’s set of rules hit a rough patc...

Lack of an AGOA policy seen as main cause of fading dream It is exactly 14 years since the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) was signed into law by the US Congress to spur deve...

To curb greenhouse gas emissions, South Africa wants to put a tax on carbon emissions from big polluters. The aim of making polluters pay for the carbon they pump into the atmosph...

Stricter import requirements for South African citrus fruit were today [27 May 2014] endorsed by Member State experts. These emergency measures are being taken to protect Euro...

The recent release of the 2014 World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Information Technology (IT) report has unfortunately confirmed a devastating decline in South Africa’s IT inf...

Researchers debunk the theory that the Chinese Government is tackling food security by buying African land It’s the kind of headline that sells magazines: “China Buys Up the W...

The key to extensive international trade in natural gas lies in developing a global integrated/substantial pipeline grid, and increasing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fleet, where na...

Consumers need to know who benefits from projects supported by the premium they pay The findings of our research may be disturbing for Fairtrade officials and for ordinary people ...

The US and the European Union have made “steady progress” on a trade and investment agreement, according to America’s chief negotiator. His European counterpart said the two...