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October 5, 2023

Landmark Infrastructure Project Strengthens Zambia-DRC Relations

President Hakainde Hichilema joined President Antoine Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to inaugurate the Kasomeno-Kasenga-Chalwe-Kabila-Mwenda Road. This monumental project, part of the One Stop Border Post initiative, also includes the construction of the Luapula River Bridge, cementing the strong bilateral relations between Zambia and the DRC. The Kasomeno-Mwenda Road Project signifies […]

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October 5, 2023

Africa Investment Forum 2023: West Africa aims to accelerate the construction of the Abidjan to Lagos highway

Heads of State in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have decided to speed up the construction of the highway between Abidjan and Lagos, a project for which the African Development Bank is playing a leading role in mobilizing funding. The Bank has already contributed USD 25 million to fund the preparatory phase […]

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October 5, 2023

EU backs Djibouti in regional connectivity, increased trade

The EU is supporting efforts in the Horn of Africa that will boost regional economic integration and trade.  Djibouti’s major trading partner countries include Ethiopia and troubled Somalia. Trade Mark Africa is helping implement a single window system which is already in use across EAC. The EU has expressed its support for Djibouti’s plan to […]

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September 28, 2023

Djibouti Prime Minister inaugurates the 9th edition of the international conference on the single window

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Djibouti, Mr. Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, kicked off the 9th edition of the International Single Window Conference at the Kempinski Hotel on Monday, 25 September 2023. Several members of the government, including the Minister of Infrastructure and Equipment, Mr. Hassan Houmed Ibrahim, the Minister Delegate in charge of the […]

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September 21, 2023

UK, TradeMark Africa partnership reduces trade barriers

In a partnership spanning 13 years, the British High Commission and TradeMark Africa (TMA) have achieved significant milestones in reducing trade barriers for Uganda and its neighbouring countries, demonstrating why such collaborations matter, the two bodies announced recently. At a recent gathering, which was attended by notable figures including UK trade commissioner for Africa John […]

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September 15, 2023

Tough conditions, lack of finances hurting EAC’s small traders– lobby

Lack of access to information on trade regulations, violence and harassment and lack of access to finance are hurting women and youth-led businesses in East African Community’s cross-border trade. This is according to the East African Women in Business Platform (EAWiBP). Women cross-border traders also often face discrimination at the borders where they have high chances […]

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September 8, 2023

ECOWAS adopts strategy for accelerated AfCFTA implementation in region

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has adopted a regional strategy to accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement in the ECOWAS region and leverage on opportunities for growth and prosperity. The 90th Session of the ECOWAS council of ministers endorsed the ECOWAS implementation strategy for the agreement […]

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September 8, 2023

UK support through TMA to reduce barriers to trade between Uganda and her neighbours

Kampala, Uganda The British High Commission Kampala and TradeMark Africa (TMA) celebrated major milestones on Thursday when they attained in their partnership in reducing barriers to trade for Uganda and her neighbours over the last 13 years. The partners lauded the impactful interventions that have reduced the cost and time of trading across borders and […]

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August 17, 2023

Renewed red alert on food crisis in East Africa as climate change bites

Agricultural and allied experts yesterday raised another red alert on food insecurity in East Africa Agricultural and allied experts yesterday raised another red alert on food insecurity in East Africa, largely blamed on climate change. They have called for urgent interventions to address the crisis, noting that 63 percent of the bloc’s population is undernourished. […]

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August 11, 2023

Tanzania: Africa’s rising agricultural powerhouse

IN a powerful endorsement of the strides Tanzania has made in developing its agriculture and food systems, Mr Amath Pathé Sene, Managing Director of the Africa Food Systems Forum, extolled the East African nation’s diversified ecosystems and its potential in the agricultural sector. “Today, Tanzania has diverse ecosystems that vary from the north to the […]

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