Cutting Trade Costs, One Transport Corridor at a Time, TMA’s Annual report highlights governments’ bold efforts to streamline trade
Download The Annual Report Nairobi, Kenya – 13 March 2025 – TradeMark Africa’s (TMA) 2023/2024 Annual Report reveals significant improvements in trade efficiency across East, Southern, the Horn, and parts of West Africa. Regulatory document issuance for livestock and fish products in Tanzania has reduced from two weeks to one hour, and truck clearance times […]
Djibouti–Ethiopia Trade Corridor to Benefit from New Management Authority and Transport Observatory
Group photo of the Djibouti delegation with MAGERWA staff Djibouti’s unique position at the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East, and global trade routes has made it a major hub for regional and international trade. As the main gateway for Ethiopia’s trade, the Djibouti-Ethiopia corridor handles about 95 percent of Ethiopia’s imports and exports. Despite […]
New Netherlands-funded export-oriented market access project to boost Burundi’s exports and economic growth
Bujumbura, Burundi – February 20th, 2025: A new market access project for enterprises in Burundi, dubbed UGUSHORA (to sell/export in Kirundi), has been launched to support economic development and job creation in the country by supporting export-oriented investments and businesses. The project is funded by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Burundi and implemented by […]
Africa’s continental digital protocol could unlock a new era of economic growth and prosperity
Nigeria has a unique opportunity to capitalise on the benefits provided by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)’s Digital Trade Protocol, which is designed to integrate Africa’s fragmented markets through digital technologies, deliver savings in transaction costs for businesses, and generate new revenue streams for governments. These sentiments were echoed during a two-day AfCFTA […]
EU, Denmark to Fund Uganda’s First Climate-Resilient Market
Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, backed by funding from the European Union and Denmark. The facility will host up to 1500 trader and will be designed to endure extreme weather disruptions, particularly flooding, which has long plagued the border town. The announcement was made yesterday during the Uganda-EU Business […]
Rwanda’s fresh produce enterprises seek new markets at global forums in Europe
Three Rwandan small and medium-sized fresh produce companies recently showcased their products at the 2025 Fruit Logistica Expo in Berlin, Germany, making strides towards unlocking new opportunities in the export market. The exhibition, held from February 5–7, is one of the world’s largest trade fairs for the fresh produce industry. This year’s gathering brought together […]
UNBS Moves to Reduce Cost of Doing Business for Farmers
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), with support from Trade Mark Africa (TMA), is seeking registration / accreditation to offer Global Good Agricultural Practice (G.A.P) certification to enhance global market access and trade facilitation through reducing the cost of doing business for […]
EAC unveils Single Customs Territory platform for customs and port data exchange to ease trade
Unveiling of the Revamped Single Customs Territory Centralised Platform Enhances Regional Trade Arusha, January 27, 2025: The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has launched the upgraded Single Customs Territory (SCT) Centralised Platform, a tool designed to facilitate the seamless exchange of customs and trade data in real-time among interconnected Partner States’ Customs and Ports Authorities. The […]
EU backed Addis Business Conference Explores Ways to Reduce Transport Time on Ethio-Djibouti Corridor
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22 January 2025 – The Ethio-Logistics Sectoral Association (ELSA), in partnership with TradeMark Africa (TMA), is hosting a two-day conference aimed at improving trade and addressing barriers within the Ethiopia-Djibouti trade corridor. Supported by the European Union (EU) through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the conference, which began yesterday, concludes today, […]
Global Affairs Canada et ses partenaires régionaux s’engagent à renforcer la participation des femmes au commerce en Afrique de l’Ouest
Lors d’une réunion qui s’est tenue à Nairobi, TradeMark Africa (TMA) et le Centre d’étude et de coopération internationale (CECI) ont discuté du déploiement du programme Making Trade Work for Women in West Africa (MTWW). Financé par Affaires mondiales Canada (AMC), le programme est conçu pour éliminer les barrières sexospécifiques qui limitent la participation des femmes et […]