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 ...

4th International Finance for Development Conference LIVE: World leaders in Sevilla launch ambitious push to finance the future (UN News) Sevilla: Morocco advocates new global financing approaches ...

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 ...

1. BACKGROUND The Trade Law Centre (tralac), a trade-related capacity building organisation based in South Africa, has received core funding support from the Swedish International Development ...

Mining is expected to be a major driver of Africa’s development for the next few years. However, in many African jurisdictions, the industry is far from stable and needs to perform a complicated ...

This trade brief examines the utilisation of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in 2024. This trade agreement between the European Union (EU) on the one ...

This publication has been financed by the Government of Sweden. The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) does not necessarily share the views expressed in this material. Readers ...

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In this Trade Report, we review selected prospective trends, challenges and developments which, in 2025, will shape the agendas of international organisations and of governments, including in Africa.

In this Trade Brief we discuss some key developments and events (some quite recent) which we believe put the year in perspective and will continue to shape the global and African agendas. During the ...

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