Rwanda Standards Board Launches a US$125,000 Project Automating its Services
The Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) has this morning launched a Single Window Information for Trade (SWIFT) effectively automating all its services. The US$ 125,000 project was financed by USAID Rwanda through TradeMark Africa. The automation is expected to drastically reduce the time and cost of seeking various services from the board by the business community […]
Government Of Kenya kicks off COVID-19 vaccination of women traders and long-distance truckers at Kenya’s five Border Posts
Busia, 2nd December, 2021…The Government of Kenya through the Ministries of Health (MOH) and the East African Community (MEAC), has today kicked off a vaccination drive targeting cross border women traders and long-distance truck drivers along four border entry points. The vaccination exercise funded by DANIDA and the European Union through TradeMark Africa and supported by […]
Launch of Safe Trade Zone Markets in Tog-Wajaale Ethiopia
TradeMark Africa with project implementing partner Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth Committee (HAVOYOCO), project donors European Union-IGAD (EU-IGAD) and Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office of the UK (FCDO) have today launched the US$206,000. The guest of honour at the event was Somali Regional State President H.E. Mustife Mohammed accompanied by State Minister for Women and […]
Partners Reaffirm Support To Mombasa County Infrastructure Development For Efficiency At The Port And Economic Development
Mombasa, 30 November 2021 The Port of Mombasa has today received a major boost following the ground-breaking and commissioning of Mbaraki and Kipevu roads respectively, thanks to a partnership between the UK Government, Kenya Ports Authority, and the County Government of Mombasa. The two roads which form critical arteries to and from the Port of […]
Under the EU-IGAD COVID-19 Response programme, TradeMark Africa Hands Over Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Worth US$ 106K to Government of Djibouti in a Major Boost in the Fight Against Covid-19
As part of the EU-IGAD Covid-19 response, regional trade facilitation agency TradeMark Africa (TMA) has this morning handed over Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth US$ 106K to the Government of Djibouti to sustain momentum in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and protect the health and well-being of people in Djibouti. The handover was done […]
Zanzibar Enhances Fight Against COVID-19 Through Secure Entry Points
Zanzibar, 28th September 2021: The Ministry of Trade and Industrial Development, in partnership with TradeMark Africa (TMA), delivered Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be distributed to frontline workers in Zanzibar. This is part of TradeMark Africa’s wider support for mitigation measures against the spread of COVID-19 and continuous trade in Eastern and Southern Africa borders under […]
TMA and AfCFTA join forces to unlock Africa’s trade potential
Lomé, 17th September 2021: Today, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and TradeMark Africa (TMA), aimed at promoting cooperation and collaboration between the two organisations in their common goal of supporting trade in Africa. The MoU was signed in Lomé, Togo, by His Excellency Wamkele […]
Coffee Sorting& Grading Equipment Worth US$ 1.376 million launched, greatly raising Rwanda’s capacity to export high quality coffee
Kigali 21st Sept: The capacity to sort and grade high quality coffee for lucrative export markets through the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB) has been raised many times-fold following acquisition of modern Coffee Sorting and Grading Machines and accessories. The equipment includes machines worth US$ 1.159 million funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) […]
East Africa Tourism Platform launches ‘Tembea Nyumbani’
East Africa Tourism Platform (EATP) Headquarters, Kigali, Rwanda. September 8, 2021. The East Africa Tourism Platform has launched a three-month campaign dubbed “Tembea Nyumbani”, in the East African Community (EAC) Partner States.Tembea Nyumbani, Swahili for Visit Home, is a call to the citizens of the countries in the East African Community to visit each other’s […]
New quality standards promise better trading future for Somaliland industries
Hargeisa, 4th August 2021: Somaliland Quality Control Commission (SQCC) launched 16 quality Standards of the most traded goods with the aim of supporting local industries tap into regional markets. The 16 standards are among the first for the country and cover the following sectors: Oils Seeds, Edible Fats and Oils, Cereals, and pulses; Livestock and livestock […]