Experts gather in Addis Ababa to discuss African free trade area
Experts from the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) recently participated in the 5th meeting of the Continental Free…
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African LDCs discuss trade strategies
The Ministry of Trade of Ethiopia and in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)…
Mining Indaba discusses illicit financial flows from Africa
The African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC) will host a panel session during the Ministerial Session of Mining Indaba…
Canada’s progressive trade agenda starts in Africa – Opinion
By David Luke and Phil Rourke – OPINION The arrival of President-elect Donald Trump threw the Liberal Government’s…
Nigeria ratifies WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
The Government of Nigeria has ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), becoming the 107th World Trade Organisation (WTO)…
No one shows interest for WTO Director General position
World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) current Director-General Azevêdo is likely to continue on his position for another term as…
WTO members agree on reforms of trade policy reviews
The members of World Trade Organization (WTO) have agreed on reforms to further improve the review of members’…
Mining and development in Central Africa
In spite of the efforts deployed by countries in Central Africa to incorporate the objectives of the African…
Malawi officials train on mining contract negotiations
A five-day training workshop on the negotiation of mining contracts commenced on December 13 in Lilongwe, Malawi. Convened…
Ethiopia says working to boost electricity export
By Andualem Sisay Gessesse – Ethiopia is working to increase electricity power export to its neighboring countries including…
Africa ministers discuss commodity prices plunge
Finance, monetary affairs, economic planning and integration ministers of African countries began discussion in Addis Ababa, this morning…
Ethiopia, Kenya launch $200 million cross-border initiative
The governments of Ethiopia and Kenya, in partnership with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United…
AU, private traders sign deal on regional free trade
The Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) and the African Union on Thursday signed a partnership…
Ethiopia fails to meet reserve fuel target
The Ethiopian Ministry of Mines and Energy (EMoME) failed to meet national target of increasing reserve oil of…
Ethiopia shifting economic partnership from West to East
Trade privileges from Europe’s Everything But Arms (EBA) and America’s African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) are not stopping…
Ethiopia’s export to neighbors improves, import shrinks
Ethiopia’s export to its neighbors (Somalia, Sudan and Djibouti) has increased over the past two years, while import…
Ethiopia’s fertilizer import bill triples
Ethiopia’s foreign currency spending on fertilizer import has almost tripled in December 2009 as compared to the previous…
China, Ethiopia to boost trade to three billion USD
BY YENENEH SISAY – The Chinese government and Ethiopia announced that they are working to increase the bilateral…
Ethiopia’s November export declines 5 percent
Ethiopia ’s total export earnings for the month of November, 2009 declines by around 5% compared to the…