Zanzibar Enhances Preparedness Against Spread of Communicable Diseases at Unguja and Pemba Entry Points
Today the Ministry of Trade and Industrial Development, in partnership with TradeMark Africa (TMA), delivered hand and walk-through thermal scanners to be installed at Zanzibar’s ports and airports in Unguja and Pemba. Today’s symbolic handover will improve the efficiency of port health officials who will be able to screen both embarking and disembarking passengers. This […]
Government of Djibouti and the EU-IGAD COVID-19 Response programme extend COVID-19 vaccination drive to commercial truck drivers
The Government of Djibouti through the Ministry of Health and the EU-IGAD Covid-19 Response Programme kicked off a vaccination drive targeting truck drivers along the Djibouti-Ethiopia trade corridor. As of November 2022, the daily vaccination rate is approximately 200 truck drivers with over 3,500 drivers vaccinated so far since its kick-off in September 2022. The […]
Modern Market Space for Moyale Cross Border Traders – 200 small scale women traders are set to benefit from a safe trade zone market space
200 small scale women traders are set to benefit from a safe trade zone market space Addis Ababa, October 20, 2022: Hundreds of traders cross the border between Kenya and Ethiopia in Moyale, usually under the scorching sun. They bring their items in the morning to set up shop on open-air grounds and ferry the same […]
Uganda Bureau of Standards launches Mbale Regional Laboratory
This is part of UNBSs US$4.5m decentralisation project where it has set up 3 laboratories in Mbale, Gulu and Mbarara Mbale, 29th Sept 2022: The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Mbale Regional Laboratory was officially launched today by Minister of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives Hon. Francis Mwebesa in a colourful ceremony in Mbale, Eastern Uganda. The […]
Launch of Berbera Food Laboratory by H.E. Muse Bihi, President of Somaliland
Berbera 15th Sept: The Berbera Food Laboratory was launched today in a colourful ceremony officiated by Somaliland President H.E. Muse Bihi Abdi along with senior government officials, representatives of the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) and TradeMark Africa (TMA). The US$ 484, 540 project was funded by FCDO and implemented by Somaliland Quality Control […]
TMA, TBS Continue Partnership to Promote Tanzania Businesses’ Access to International Markets
To mark an ongoing partnership, the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) and TradeMark Africa (TMA) have today signed a financing agreement worth TZS 9 billion aimed at strengthening frameworks that guide development, enforcement, and implementation of standards, quality management systems, laboratory testing capacity and accreditation. This agreement brings a total support by TMA to TBS […]
TradeMark Africa (TMA) and Centre for Agricultural and Bioscience International (CABI) Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support Standards, Sanitary & Phyto-Sanitary work in Trade
Nairobi 25th August: Regional trade facilitation organisation TradeMark Africa has this morning signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Agricultural and Bioscience International (CABI) to cement collaboration and working together for the organisations to promote to enhance market access for regional produce. The two organisations have collaborated since 2017 to implement various Sanitary […]
246 Clearing Freight Forwarders in Kigali attain East Africa Customs and Freight Forwarding Practising Certificate (EACFFFPC)
09th Sept. Kigali: Two hundred and forty-six (246) Clearing and freight forwarding professionals have today attained the East Africa Customs and Freight Forwarding Practising Certificate in a colourful graduation ceremony held in Kigali Rwanda. The professional course, offered under the apex freight body, Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Association (FEAFFA) in collaboration with East African Revenue […]
IOTA Foundation Join Hands with Kenyan Firm to Roll Out Paperless Trade in East Africa
The IOTA Foundation has stated that the initial stage of its cooperation with an East African business to facilitate paperless trading in the area has been completed successfully. The Foundation partnered with TradeMark Africa on the initiative, which aimed to modernize the continent’s supply chain’s inefficient and expensive paper-based procedures. This technique was substituted by […]
Key Officials and Border Communities Sensitised on Economic Benefits of Mchinji One Stop Border Post
Mchinji, 5th August 2022…. The Government of Malawi through the Ministry of Trade and Industry today held a sensitization workshop at the Mchinji – Mwami One Stop Border Post (OSBP) aimed at creating awareness about the new One Stop Border Post (OSBP) to the community and economic operators in the district and beyond. Supported by TradeMark […]