In a circular issued on March 31, 2026, Director General of Customs, General Da Pierre A., said the decision follows the deployment of digital transit systems that now ensure secure and transparent ...

The statement was made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, during the 4th EAC Regional Science, Technology, and Innovation Conference, held in Kigali ...

The Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) has warned that restrictions on exports to the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) partners will negatively impact the South African agriculture sector.

Afreximbank’s US$11 bln bet on South Africa signals a new trade order (The Herald) South Africa’s recent accession to African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Establishment Tr ...

Dawid van Wyk is a retired Professor of Law. He taught public law at the University of South Africa. In retirement he keeps himself busy with ad hoc research and editing.

Bethlehem Tesfu Estifanos is a public health professional who advocates for women’s empowerment in trade. She has worked with the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, promoting gender ...

Maria Immanuel is an international trade expert and a tralac Alumna based in Windhoek, Namibia. She makes music and is a Digital trade entrepreneur.

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 ...

Beatrice Chaytor is an international trade lawyer, called to the Bar in England and Wales as well as Sierra Leone, with over 30 years’ experience in providing advice and support to NGO’s, governments ...

Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade (hereinafter the Protocol) is the legal instrument designed for advancing the participation of women and youth in intra African trade and integration. Women ...

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The AfCFTA Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) was adopted by the AU Assembly during its 36th Ordinary Session held from 18 to 19 February 2023 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Protocol ...