Togwajaale Border Bridge Reconstruction Begins as TMA and Sweden Break Ground
Togwajaale, 4 May 2026: TradeMark Africa(TMA) today held a groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the Togwajaale border bridge, a critical trade link between Somaliland and Ethiopia along the Berbera corridor. The event marked a major milestone in enhancing regional trade and connectivity for the two border regions around Togwajaale. The project is being implemented […]
Zambia, DRC move to strengthen small-scale cross-border trade ahead of Simplified Trade Regime rollout at Kasumbalesa Border
Chingola, Zambia/DRC – 30 April 2026 – The Governments of the Republic of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening formal cross-border trade and improving livelihoods for small-scale traders through a high-level technical engagement on the operationalisation of the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime (STR) at the Kasumbalesa […]
Mozambique validates data-driven Trade and Transport Observatory to tackle delays on Beira Corridor
New platform targets bottlenecks at port and border as study shows delays and NTBs are driving costs across the corridor Maputo, Mozambique, 29 April 2026 – Mozambique is taking an important step towards improving efficiencies along the Beira Corridor, with government officials, development partners and private sector players validating a new Trade and Transport Observatory […]
L’énergie solaire permet de réduire les coûts d’électricité à la frontière de Malaba jusqu’à 90 %
Malaba, le 27 avril 2026 : Le poste frontalier de Malaba (OSBP), l’un des points de passage de marchandises les plus fréquentés du Kenya, a réduit ses coûts d’électricité d’environ 90 % après avoir converti une grande partie de ses opérations frontalières à l’énergie solaire, réduisant ainsi le risque que des coupures de courant retardent […]
Solar power cuts Malaba border electricity costs by up to 90%
Malaba, 27 April 2026: Malaba OSBP, one of Kenya’s busiest cargo crossings, has cut its electricity costs by about 90% after switching much of its border operations to solar power, reducing the risk that power outages will delay cargo clearance along the Northern Corridor. The upgrade was implemented through TradeMark Africa (TMA) under the Swedish-funded […]
Le Zimbabwe et le Mozambique s’apprêtent à mettre en place un comité frontalier conjoint au poste-frontière de Forbes-Machipanda
Le Mozambique et le Zimbabwe ont pris des mesures visant à améliorer la coordination et la prévisibilité du commerce transfrontalier à la suite d’une réunion bilatérale destinée à faire avancer la mise en place d’un Comité mixte des frontières (CMF) au poste-frontière de Forbes-Machipanda, un point de passage clé du corridor de Beira. Cette réunion […]
Zimbabwe and Mozambique to Establish Joint Border Committee at Forbes-Machipanda Border Post
Mozambique and Zimbabwe have taken steps to better coordinated and predictable cross-border trade following a bilateral meeting to advance the establishment of a Joint Border Committee (JBC) at the Forbes-Machipanda border post, a key gateway on the Beira Corridor. The two-day meeting, held in Mutare, Zimbabwe, on 19-20 March 2026, brought together about 70 delegates […]
Renforcement des systèmes de normalisation pour favoriser l’accès au marché et la capture de valeur en RDC – Avril 2026
Pendant quatre mois, TradeMark Africa, avec un financement du Royaume-Uni, a mis en œuvre des réformes visant à renforcer les systèmes de normalisation et la compétitivité commerciale en République Démocratique du Congo. Le Projet de Partenariat pour les Normes (Standards Partnership Project) s’est concentré sur la réduction des écarts en matière de conformité, de coordination […]
Building Standards Systems to Enable Market Access and Value Capture in the DRC
Over four months, TradeMark Africa, with funding from the UK, delivered reforms to strengthen standards systems and trade competitiveness in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Standards Partnership Project focused on closing gaps in compliance, institutional coordination, and market readiness -areas that have constrained the country’s ability to compete and capture value in regional and […]
Africa Losing Billions as Trade Barriers Persist Despite Major Gains
The case for Africa as a global trade powerhouse is no longer in doubt. What remains unresolved is how quickly the continent’s leaders will act to remove barriers holding back growth. According to the East African Business Council (2023) report, East Africa loses an estimated $9–10 billion a year to non-tariff barriers, restrictions that continue […]