African thought leaders discuss EU-Africa trade
Ahead of the EU-African Union Summit scheduled for 17-18 February 2022, African thought leaders stressed the importance of…
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Small businesses attend continental trade fair
Over thirty Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) participated in the Intra-Africa Trade Fair (IATF), which took place in…
Financiers discuss trade initiatives after Covid-19
Multilateral financial institutions on Tuesday discussed their role in promoting trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area…
Africa trade recovers with double exports
Africa’s trade recovery is underway with double exports from Africa in April 2021 compared to April 2020.
UNDP, ITC to raise African business opportunities
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) team up to empower African small…
Infrastructures key for Africa trade, security, UN official says
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will continue to support the LAPSSET Corridor Infrastructure Project linking the East…
Partners to deploy vaccines for 400 million Africans
The President of the World Bank, Mr David Malpass, and his senior management team comprised of Dr Axel…
Accelerating AfCFTA implementation key for Africa’s recovery
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says it will continue to work closely with its member…
Severe downturn undermines African development prospects – UN report
The United Nations today warned that the devastating socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for…
Blockchain drives intra-Africa trade during COVID-19 pandemic
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and OCP Group, the world’s largest phosphate mining…
African finance ministers reflect on Special Drawing Rights
Africa’s Finance, Development and Planning Ministers on Tuesday called for a swift, bold and positive response from international…
Vienna Program of Action best to address LLDCs challenges
The coronavirus pandemic has deepened challenges faced by landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), particularly those in Africa.
Africa still lags behind in trading within its borders
African countries continue to trade more with the outside world than among themselves, according to findings of an…
Africa urged to work for a green, resilient COVID-19 recovery
The Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Wednesday urged African countries to adopt policy measures that encourage green…
Experts to reflect on sustainable industrialization in Africa
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will hold its fifty-third session and the Conference of the African…
Experts discuss free movement of people in Africa
Policymakers attending the meeting that discussed the partnerships for a free and regulated movement of people in Africa…
African women’s empowerment in the AfCFTA era
The African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC), a unit of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), in collaboration…
Digitalization – Sustainable Development Goals critical accelerator
Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Monday passionately delivered an inspiring keynote address during the Economic Commission for Africa’s…
Infrastructure key to African Continental Free Trade Area
The 6th PIDA Week opened virtually on Tuesday, 19 January 2021, with key speakers stressing the need for…
Africa common market needs public private partnership to succeed
The success of African Continental Free Trade Area, which goes operational on Friday January 1, 2021, depends on…
Africa continental trade goes operational today
Signed by 54 African countries, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the largest common market in the world…
Ethiopian-DHL, AeTrade Group partner to facilitate continental trade
Ethiopian Airlines-DHL and African Electronic Trade Group partner to transport historical parcels in the African Continental Free Trade…
How trade digitization helps digitalization of AfCFTA
Participants at the 2020 edition of the African Economic Conference have been told that digitalization of trade across…
AU approves start of African Continental Free Trade Area training
African leaders at a summit today have approved that trading should start on 1 January next year as…
Exponential growth possible for Africa’s automotive industry
The development of regional value chains could see new vehicle sales increase from 1 million to 5 million…
Center urges Ethiopian businesses to use Africa free trade
The founder and head of the Center for Accelerated Women’s Economic Empowerment (CAWEE) urges Ethiopian businesses to get…
AfCFTA urged to ensure level playing field for African sugar producers
The African Sugar Development Task Force (ASDTF) called on the African Continental Free Trade Area to ensure a…
Ethiopia urged to ease import, export trade for youth
The Government of Ethiopia is urged to ease its system and allow its growing number of youth to…
African digital economy meeting opens in Addis Ababa
Trade and technology experts from across Africa today met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the first session of…
How continental free trade benefits Africans
BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE – Experts and senior government officials FROM EASTERN African countries have met in Asmara,…