New KEBS equipment to expedite trade and reduce export rejections
Nairobi, Kenya. 08 December 2025: The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) today announced that it has reduced compliance testing of imports and exports from over 20 to an average of seven days as a result of new laboratory equipments installed at its head quarters five months ago. KEBS managing director Mrs. Esther Ngari made the […]
Trade, transport, climate and the people: stakeholders call for fair green transition to protect export livelihoods
Summary As global net-zero policies accelerate, Africa’s agrifood exporters face a critical crossroads: how can climate action be ambitious yet equitable? A green trade roundtable convened by ODI Global, TradeMark Africa and the Fairmiles Consortium in Nairobi on 8 December 2025, brought together airlines, exporters, logistics experts, researchers and development partners to tackle this urgent […]
Denmark and TradeMark Africa sign new partnership to transform trade and drive resilient growth in Africa
TMA Board Chair and former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, and the Danish Ambassador to Kenya, H.E. Stephan Schønemann, sign the agreement. Nairobi, 8 December 2025 – Denmark and TradeMark Africa (TMA) have signed a new five-year partnership worth DKK 200 million ($30 million) to strengthen sustainable, efficient and inclusive trade across […]
TMA renforce sa présence en Afrique australe avec la réunion du comité de surveillance de Zambie
TradeMark Africa a franchi une étape décisive vers le sud cette semaine à Lusaka, en organisant la deuxième réunion du Comité national de surveillance de la Zambie, qui marque un tournant dans l’ancrage de l’organisation en Afrique australe et l’établissement de son bureau à Lusaka. Présidée par Mme Lillian S. Bwalya, secrétaire permanente au commerce, […]
La CEDEAO accueille la Communauté de l’Afrique de l’Est au Ghana dans le cadre d’un apprentissage entre pairs aboutissant à des mesures visant à renforcer les normes et les systèmes commerciaux le long du corridor Abidjan-Lagos.
La Commission de la CEDEAO et TradeMark Africa, avec le soutien du gouvernement britannique par l’intermédiaire du Bureau des affaires étrangères, du Commonwealth et du développement (FCDO), ont organisé le Forum sur les normes sanitaires et phytosanitaires (SPS) et les obstacles techniques au commerce (OTC) du corridor Abidjan-Lagos à Accra, au Ghana, afin d’aborder les […]
TradeMark Africa and UMAP-Ghana Sign MoU to Strengthen SPS Systems and Facilitate Trade Across ECOWAS
Accra, Ghana. 21 November 2025 – TradeMark Africa (TMA) and the University of Missouri Assistance Program-Ghana (UMAP-Ghana) today formalised a partnership to transform Sanitary and Phytosanitary systems and strengthen quality infrastructure. The MoU will also support harmonisation of standards across ECOWAS Member States. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishes a framework for deep technical collaboration […]
ECOWAS hosts the East African Community (EAC) in Ghana as Peer Learning Culminates in Action to Strengthen Trade Standards and Systems along the Abidjan–Lagos Corridor
19 November 2025. Accra, Ghana. The ECOWAS Commission and TradeMark Africa, with support from the UK Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), have convened the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS)/Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Forum in Accra, Ghana, to address quality challenges affecting trade competitiveness along West Africa’s busiest trade […]
HoBIS 2025 Strengthens Market Pathways for Tanzania’s Horticulture Sector
Dar es Salaam, 18 November 2025: Tanzania’s horticulture sector is shaping a more predictable and commercially viable future for farmers and agribusinesses as coordinated reforms and targeted investment strengthen market access and improve compliance systems. This direction was evident at the Horticulture Business and Investment Summit, HoBIS 2025, where over 400 growers, exporters, policymakers, financiers […]
TMA Strengthens Southern Africa Presence with Zambia Oversight Committee Meeting
Left: Mrs Lillian S. Bwalya, Zambia Permanent Secretary for Trade and Commerce, and (Right) Ms Hope Situmbeko, TMA’s Head of Southern Africa. TradeMark Africa has taken a firm step southward as this week in Lusaka, it convened the second Zambia National Oversight Committee meeting, which is an inflection point as the organisation anchors its presence […]
Lancement en RDC d’une initiative financée par le Royaume-Uni visant à améliorer les informations commerciales et la transparence aux frontières
Kinshasa, République démocratique du Congo, 10 novembre 2025 : La République Démocratique du Congo a lancé une initiative financée par le Royaume-Uni visant à améliorer la clarté et la prévisibilité des procédures commerciales pour des milliers de commerçants congolais qui dépendent des marchés transfrontaliers pour leur subsistance. Le projet, intitulé « Faciliter le commerce en […]