African trade experts warn that without harmonised protocols on competition, AfCFTA will stall
In his keynote speech, Togolese Director-General for Trade Claude Talime Abe highlighted that a unified protocol on competition is needed as a strong pillar for fairness, transparency, and security within Africa’s nascent single market.
COMESA adopts new strategy at Ninth Extraordinary Meeting of Council of Ministers to entrench AfCFTA
The meeting reaffirmed COMESA’s commitment to advancing regional integration and strengthening its role within the broader continental development framework, it added.
Comesa economic bloc advocates for livestock trade policy unification to give a fillip to intra-Africa trade under AfCFTA
Kenya’s State Department for Trade official Lynda Ouma said AfCFTA offers an opportunity for African countries to develop competitive livestock value chains through coordinated policy reforms and infrastructure investment.
Kenya leads Africa’s scramble for expanding Chinese market as Beijing cuts tariffs on imports
Kenya has reaffirmed its resolve to work with the private sector and development partners to maximise the gains from bilateral and multilateral trade arrangements, positioning Kenya as a regional hub for trade and investment in Africa.
Comesa-EU Horticulture Connect launched in Nairobi with bold vision for inclusive regional trade
Comesa Secretary General Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe hailed the event as a major step forward for regional integration and SME competitiveness.
Africa grapples with $100 billion infrastructure financing gap as AU meets in Angola to discuss $1.3 trillion for electricity
The African Union Development Agency-NEPAD is the technical body of the African Union. The mandate of AUDA-NEPAD is to facilitate and coordinate the implementation of regional and continental priority programmes and projects and to push for partnerships, resource mobilisation, and research and knowledge management. Through AUDA-NEPAD, African countries are provided unique opportunities to take full control of their development agenda, to work more closely together and to cooperate more effectively with international partners.
