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 ...

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In case you missed it: South Africa seeks extension of Trump tariff deadline to pursue trade deal (AWANI International) South Africa has asked for more time to negotiate a trade ...

Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati is Chief Executive Officer, Namibia Trade Forum. Before joining NTF in April 2014, she was a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of ...

Trudi Hartzenberg is the Executive Director of tralac. She has a special interest in trade-related capacity building. Her research areas include trade policy issues, regional integration, investment, ...

A signs US$1.5 billion loan with World Bank (SAnews) The South African government and the World Bank have signed a US$1.5 billion Development Policy Loan Agreement that will assis ...

President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum entitled “ Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs ” that directed a review of the “non-reciprocal trading practices” by other nations and how they are related to ...

Ninth SACU Summit postponed (Informanté) “We regret to inform you that the 9th SACU Summit of Heads of State or Government, which was scheduled to take place on 27 June 2025 in ...

South Africa released its pdf Critical Minerals and Metals Strategy (2.23 MB) for public comment on 20 May 2025. It is a polished and insightful document, reflecting the input of ...

What is the AfCFTA? The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is, in addition to being a free trade area, a flagship project of the African Union (AU) in terms of Agen... This booklet, updated ...

The Council of Ministers of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has decided to undertake a review of the AfCFTA Agreement. It is not yet known how this review will be undertaken but the ...

Background In 2012, the African Union (AU) decided to establish a continent-wide Free Trade Area. The negotiations to adopt the required international agreement began in 2015. All Members of the AU ...