Africa: UN Trade and Environment Agencies Target Plastic Pollution Through Global Negotiations and Trade Measures

East Africa: Telebirr’s Initiative Could Boost Intra-Regional Trade in Horn of Africa

To enhance trade, financial inclusion, and economic cooperation, some countries in the Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Djibouti, need to set up regional payment networks. Nevertheless, it hasn’t been put into practice or operationalized among them yet. Encouraging trade between states is one of the regional payment network’s many goals. The…

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Africa: UN Trade and Environment Agencies Target Plastic Pollution Through Global Negotiations and Trade Measures

Southern Africa: SADC and Partners Officially Launch the Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access Programme.

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in partnership with the European Union (EU), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the International Trade Centre (ITC), officially launched the Africa Trade Competitiveness and Market Access (ATCMA) SADC Programme on the margins of the 8th SADC Industrialization Week held in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 28th July 2025….

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US, South Africa trade deal hangs by a thread

US, South Africa trade deal hangs by a thread

A top South African diplomat said on Tuesday that US demands on domestic affirmative action policies were complicating efforts to secure a trade deal, days before a 30% tariff on South African exports to the US takes effect. South Africa has tried for months to persuade US President Donald Trump’s administration to lower the tariff…

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