UK investment unlocks Malawi’s export potential with world-class laboratory upgrade
Blantyre, Malawi, 13 May 2026 – Malawian exporters can now test their products to international standards at home, following a handover of a major UK-funded upgrade to the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) that delivers cutting-edge laboratory facilities and the country’s first internationally recognised accreditation The handover ceremony, held at MBS headquarters in Blantyre, marks […]
La modernisation du laboratoire de l’Office des normes du Malawi ouvre de nouvelles perspectives d’exportation
Blantyre, Malawi, le 13 mai 2026 – Les exportateurs malawiens peuvent désormais faire tester leurs produits selon les normes internationales sur place, grâce à la mise en service d’un important projet de modernisation financé par le Royaume-Uni au sein du Bureau malawien de normalisation (MBS). Cet investissement permet de disposer d’installations de laboratoire à la […]
Projet de loi SPS de la CAE : une décennie de travail met à portée de main des milliards d’euros d’échanges agroalimentaires
Le projet de loi SPS de la CAE pourrait devenir l’une des réformes commerciales les plus importantes de la dernière décennie en Afrique de l’Est. Ce projet de loi, qui constitue un cadre juridique commun pour les normes sanitaires et phytosanitaires (SPS), est le fruit de plusieurs années de travail technique mené par la Communauté […]
EAC SPS Bill: A Decade of Work Puts Billions in Agri-Food Trade Within Reach
The EAC SPS Bill could become one of East Africa’s most commercially significant trade reforms of the past decade. The draft Bill, a joint common legal framework for sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS), is the result of years of technical work by the East African Community (EAC) and TradeMark Africa. If completed and enforced properly, […]
Modernization of border posts: TradeMark Africa equips Ivorian Customs with the support of the United Kingdom
The Ivorian Customs Administration has received a significant shipment of computer equipment donated by TradeMark Africa, with financial support from the UK-FCDO. This initiative aims to strengthen the technological capabilities of border posts, particularly at the Noé border crossing and in the eastern border areas with Ghana. At the official handover ceremony on Thursday, May […]
Le Forum d’affaires Tanzanie-Kenya 2026 stimule le commerce et les investissements transfrontaliers
Dar es Salaam, le 4 mai 2026 : Le Forum des affaires Tanzanie-Kenya 2026 a réuni cette semaine plus de 1 300 dirigeants des secteurs public et privé afin de promouvoir le commerce transfrontalier, l’investissement et l’intégration régionale. TradeMark Africa (TMA) a apporté son soutien au Forum, qui s’est tenu à Dar es Salaam à […]
Tanzania-Kenya Business Forum 2026 Drives Cross-Border Trade and Investment
Dar es Salaam, 4 May 2026: The Tanzania-Kenya Business Forum 2026 brought together more than 1,300 public and private sector leaders this week to advance cross-border trade, investment and regional integration. TradeMark Africa (TMA) supported the Forum, held in Dar es Salaam during the State Visit of H.E. Dr William Samoei Ruto, President of the […]
Trade facilitation: Ivory Coast accelerates its reforms to become a regional hub
The sixth meeting of the National Monitoring Committee (CNS) of the Trade Facilitation Programme was held this Wednesday, May 6, 2026 in Abidjan, with the ambition of consolidating achievements and giving new impetus to the reforms undertaken to facilitate trade in Côte d’Ivoire. Led by the Ivorian government with the support of TradeMark Africa, this […]
Djibouti et l’Éthiopie réaffirment leur engagement en faveur de l’amélioration de l’efficacité du corridor commercial commun
Addis-Abeba, Éthiopie, 7 mai 2026 : Djibouti et l’Éthiopie ont réaffirmé leur engagement commun à renforcer la coordination le long du corridor Djibouti-Éthiopie à l’issue d’une réunion du Comité national de suivi (NOC) qui a examiné les progrès accomplis, abordé les contraintes opérationnelles et convenu des priorités pour la prochaine phase du programme bilatéral relatif […]
Djibouti and Ethiopia reaffirm commitment to improving efficiency along shared trade corridor
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7 May 2026: Djibouti and Ethiopia have reaffirmed their joint commitment to improving coordination along the Djibouti-Ethiopia corridor following a National Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting that reviewed progress, addressed operational constraints and agreed priorities for the next phase of the bilateral corridor programme. The Djibouti-Ethiopia corridor- a critical trade route for both […]