The ECOWAS and TMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 7th May 2024. This MoU covers collaboration between ECOWAS and TMA towards improving trade facilitation, opening transportation ...

The powers of the AfCFTA Council of Ministers (which meets twice a year in ordinary session and may meet, when necessary, in extraordinary sessions [1]) do not include the power to take decisions on ...

Agiliss maintained that Mauritius’ notification to COMESA of its intended safeguard measure did not comply with several provisions of the COMESA Treaty and the COMESA Regulations on Trade Remedy ...

South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) has recently been in the news for the wrong reasons. On 19 February, the 2025 budget speech of the ANC Finance Minister was postponed at the last ...

Southern Africa, like much of the rest of the continent, has long struggled with inadequate electricity supply. Yet, amid the chronic shortages, some countries find themselves sitting on surpluses ...

Through a coordinated effort of recognising Intellectual Property as a strategic asset, not just a legal right, we can build a more inclusive, innovative and prosperous society, and can also lead to ...

At the end of February 2025, the South African Cabinet decided to submit the AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade to the South African Parliament for approval to secure its ratification by ...

South Africa looks set for much better growth in 2025 thanks to increased spending and investment, according to analysts at Absa Group, though a cooling of relations with the US may dim the outlook.

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Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is set to expire in less than seven months: at ...

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has officially unveiled a groundbreaking Request for Information (RFI), aimed at transforming the country’s struggling rail and port infrastructure through strategic ...

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