FEAFFA lobby for joined logistics approach and cost-effective measures to tackle Covid-19 pandemic
Logistics industry stakeholders in the East African Community (EAC) have renewed push to contain further spread of the novel coronavirus by adopting containment measures, while ensuring that the region continues to get vital supplies and inputs through the Central and Northern transport corridors. This follows emerging data that revealed that long distance truck drivers are […]
How to Make Trade Safe in Africa
Frank Matsaert and Erastus Mwencha On February 27th, 2020 Nigeria confirmed the first case of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Since then, the COVID-19 virus has spread to all corners of the Continent with the number of infections increasing exponentially, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti. Even before the […]
COVID-19 accelerates greater trade coordination in East Africa
It took a traffic jam of a couple thousand trucks at the Malaba border between Kenya and Uganda to fully visualize both the health and trade issues at stake when borders operate at optimum.The COVID-19 crisis has revealed both hairline fractures along borders in East Africa and the potential to solve them through better regional […]
Great benefits when Africa becomes a single market
Africa took a giant stride along the path of increased economic co-operation, with the launch of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in March 2018. The move was widely hailed as a major milestone towards the long-standing goal of creating a unified continental market. AfCFTA is hailed as one of the most exciting new […]
E-commerce for green trade in Africa
On 23rd January 2020, over one hundred delegates convened in Nairobi for the Second two-day Epower Forum aimed at driving the E-commerce agenda in Africa. Through funding from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, TradeMark Africa (TMA) partnered with Amari Consulting to convene women traders who shared their experiences on cross border trading and how […]
The time is ripe to fully unlock the UK and Africa’s trade potential
The road to Brexit has been both long and winding, and over the past three and a half years we have heard arguments from both sides as to what this historic change will mean for Britain, and the wider international community. The UK-Africa Investment summit taking place today is a clear indication that despite concerns, […]
You inspired us to take charge of change
We are profoundly saddened at the death of Ali A. Mufuruki, the founding Board Chairperson of TradeMark Africa (2015 – 2018). Ali passed away in South Africa on 8th December 2019. Ali was one of the most remarkable Africans of his generation, an inspirational leader who made great contributions to industrialisation in Africa, to technology and […]
Simulations forecast far-reaching economic benefits for Eastern Africa from AfCFTA
TradeMark Africa and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Brief History of Integration in Africa The push for greater economic integration in Africa is not a new phenomenon by any means. Efforts to achieve some level of continental integration can be traced as far back as 1960, also nicknamed “the year of Africa” due to […]
Annual Symposium, a Fruit Bowl of Research, Policy and Practice on Inclusion of Women in Trade
We at TradeMark Africa were pleased to recently launch a series of annual events we call Sustainable and Inclusive Aid for Trade (SIAT) symposia. Our first event, organised in partnership with the University of Portsmouth, brought together over 300 delegates from around the world to learn and share practical experiences and policy approaches to the Inclusive Participation of […]
Non-tariff barriers are key to enabling trade
The Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) is widely seen as a potential stimulant for economic growth, industrialisation and sustainable development in Africa, despite some challenges which need to be addressed. Fears of significant tariff revenue losses and an uneven distribution of benefits are among the main obstacles to the continent’s market integration. Trade liberalisation in […]