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For African countries working to improve their trade regimes, this case offers a practical roadmap: decentralize where feasible, build capacity at the front lines, and treat regulatory efficiency as a ...

The Trade Law Centre (tralac), a trade-related capacity building organisation based in South Africa, has received core funding support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ...

This report explores Africa’s trade in environmental goods, emphasising its role in economic diversification and sustainable energy transition. It highlights opportunities for the continent to ...

In November 2023, following the conclusion of the annual AGOA Forum in South Africa, US Senator Chris Coons (Democrat - Delaware) circulated a first discussion draft of legislation to extend the term ...

As the drive to achieve net zero intensifies, the demand for critical minerals, essential inputs in many low-carbon technologies, is expected to grow exponentially. The global energy transition ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Protocol on Women and Youth that was negotiated during 2023 is an important milestone and provides an opportunity to address some of the systemic ...

Rules of Origin (RoO) are the administrative rules and criteria used to determine the origin status of products that are traded across borders. This is an important consideration in trade, as ...

Algeria is a member of the GAFTA, a free trade area that consists of 14 members spanning North Africa and the Middle East. While it is not an African regional economic community, Algeria’s GAFTA ...

Fifty-four African Union (AU) member states have signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement (only Eritrea has not [1]) and 47 have ratified it. [2] At present, the Non-State ...

African economic integration has a long history. Both the African Union (AU) and its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was Africa’s first post-independence continental ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) pdf Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade (201 KB) (the ‘Protocol’) aims to enhance the involvement of women and youth within the AfCFTA. It outlines ...