Africa is aiming to create the world’s largest trading bloc. It won’t succeed without women

Trade activity is rooted in basic supply and demand. The female population is estimated to account for 50% of Africa’s total population, and so it is essential to consider women when deliberating on implementation of crucial policies such as the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The AfCFTA aims to create a single continental market for […]

TGNP goes out empowering cross-border women traders

The certificates were introduced by the common market protocol of EAC to make the businesses easier for the small-scale cross-border trade. The achievements were among the outcomes of the project on capacity building to informal Women Cross Border Traders (WCBT) and duty bearers on gender mainstreaming in trade. The project which was conducted by Tanzania […]

Border: Women traders sue Uganda, Rwanda

Women traders operating between Uganda and Rwanda have sued the two governments seeking compensation for losses they have incurred since the border was closed in February. The suit was filed in the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Arusha, Tanzania on June 21 by a consortium of three civil society organisations (CSOs) on behalf […]

Women join fight against illegal trade at Kenya-Uganda border

Officials of the cross-border women traders sacco speak in Busia on June 26, 2019. They appealed for sensitisation of women on cross-border trade to avert the use of ungazetted routes. PHOTO | GAITANO PESSA | NATION MEDIA GROUP IN SUMMARY They hope to tame smuggling of banned or fake goods and raise avenues to collect […]

Women in Cross Border Trade- Improving the business environment

Why this project? What How Contact Desired Results Project Insights Impact stories project briefWomen in Cross Border Trade- Improving the business environment ImplementorWomen ‘associations and cooperatives, technical consultants, Governors of various provinces within the Greater Imbo region, relevant Government Ministries Target GroupWomen in cross border trade Project ValueUS$ 500,000 Implementation Period2018-2020 Download Project PDF Why [...]

Rwanda Private Sector Federation Receives US$2.26 Million To Support Women Entrepreneur

TradeMark Africa (TMA) and Rwanda’s trade body, the Private Sector Federation (PSF) announced a new public private sector dialogue (PPD) for trade and investment programme and support to women entrepreneur’s programme. TMA will fund both programmes with US$2.26 Million over a period of four years. The two organisations made the announcement during the signing of […]

The SMS reporting system impacting informal traders, including women

Africa is at the centre of a mobile technology revolution which is already benefiting traditionally disadvantaged groups. According to interviews, SMS appears to be the most preferred means for informal traders to report NTBs. Although there exists online NTB reporting systems at the national level in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania utilizing SMS, as well as […]

WOMEN, BUSINESS AND THE LAW 2019

Why women should claim their space in the media industry

Women are severely underrepresented in newsrooms and other areas of the media industry in Rwanda, an issue that has remained enigmatic to all stakeholders involved. This subject was top of agenda at a conference on gender equality and women empowerment in the media sector that was held Tuesday. The conference was organised by ARFEM (the […]

URA and TMA sign deal to support Ugandan women traders

Vibrant sustainable economies require the full inclusion and participation of all citizens and especially women, the latest joint statement by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and TradeMark Africa (TMA) says. This, it says, should be anchored on creating opportunities for decent work driven by innovation and infrastructure development. Revenue authorities, due to their strategic role in […]