Le Zimbabwe et le Mozambique s’apprêtent à mettre en place un comité frontalier conjoint au poste-frontière de Forbes-Machipanda
Le Mozambique et le Zimbabwe ont pris des mesures visant à améliorer la coordination et la prévisibilité du commerce transfrontalier à la suite d’une réunion bilatérale destinée à faire avancer la mise en place d’un Comité mixte des frontières (CMF) au poste-frontière de Forbes-Machipanda, un point de passage clé du corridor de Beira. Cette réunion […]
Zimbabwe and Mozambique to Establish Joint Border Committee at Forbes-Machipanda Border Post
Mozambique and Zimbabwe have taken steps to better coordinated and predictable cross-border trade following a bilateral meeting to advance the establishment of a Joint Border Committee (JBC) at the Forbes-Machipanda border post, a key gateway on the Beira Corridor. The two-day meeting, held in Mutare, Zimbabwe, on 19-20 March 2026, brought together about 70 delegates […]
Renforcement des systèmes de normalisation pour favoriser l’accès au marché et la capture de valeur en RDC – Avril 2026
Pendant quatre mois, TradeMark Africa, avec un financement du Royaume-Uni, a mis en œuvre des réformes visant à renforcer les systèmes de normalisation et la compétitivité commerciale en République Démocratique du Congo. Le Projet de Partenariat pour les Normes (Standards Partnership Project) s’est concentré sur la réduction des écarts en matière de conformité, de coordination […]
Building Standards Systems to Enable Market Access and Value Capture in the DRC
Over four months, TradeMark Africa, with funding from the UK, delivered reforms to strengthen standards systems and trade competitiveness in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Standards Partnership Project focused on closing gaps in compliance, institutional coordination, and market readiness -areas that have constrained the country’s ability to compete and capture value in regional and […]
Africa Losing Billions as Trade Barriers Persist Despite Major Gains
The case for Africa as a global trade powerhouse is no longer in doubt. What remains unresolved is how quickly the continent’s leaders will act to remove barriers holding back growth. According to the East African Business Council (2023) report, East Africa loses an estimated $9–10 billion a year to non-tariff barriers, restrictions that continue […]
How compliance with good agricultural practices is transforming Kenya’s mango industry
When Rose took early retirement more than 30 years ago, she did not set out to join Kenya’s export economy. She simply wanted to make her farm work, because for a long time, it did not. The challenge was growing mangoes in a way that consistently met market expectations, and getting them to market before […]
Enhancing Trade Corridor Efficiency in the Horn of Africa
Trade corridors move goods from production centres to markets. When logistics systems function well, clearance times fall and costs decline. When they do not, delays and regulatory friction raise the cost of doing business. These issues formed the focus of discussions at the Enhancing Corridor Efficiency in the Horn of Africa Conference held in Addis […]
Le Nigeria réunit les acteurs du secteur de la pêche pour explorer les voies d’expansion du commerce et des opportunités d’emploi
Le Nigeria a réuni des acteurs du secteur de la pêche issus du gouvernement, du secteur privé et des partenaires de développement afin d’examiner les obstacles affectant le secteur et d’identifier les opportunités d’expansion du commerce, de l’investissement et de l’emploi pour les femmes et les jeunes. Le Forum national des acteurs du secteur de […]
Nigeria convenes fisheries stakeholders to explore pathways to expand trade and job opportunities
Nigeria convened fisheries stakeholders from across government, the private sector and development partners to examine barriers affecting the sector and identify opportunities to expand trade, investment and employment for women and youth. The National Fisheries Stakeholders Forum, held from 3–5 March 2026, brought together actors to assess constraints affecting fisheries and aquaculture value chains and […]
Why the Simplified Trade Regime Matters for DRC Border Communities
In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, the minister of foreign trade, H.E. Julien Paluku Kahongya, opened a workshop on the Simplified Trade Regime, known locally as RECOS, on 11 December 2025. The two-day forum brought together provincial trade ministers, border agencies and small-scale traders to assess whether border procedures serve the people who rely on […]