East African Tourism Platform
INTRA-REGIONAL TOURISM IN FOCUS FOR EATP AS EAC RE-OPENS The East African region as a tourism destination is well renown, mainly due to its unique attractions. It has some of Africa’s most evocative safari destinations and the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas. From Wildebeest over the savannah in the Serengeti-Maasai Mara ecosystem, rhinos stand in […]
TradeMark Africa Presents Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Government of Burundi to Boost Fight Against Covid-19
Kobero, Burundi, 24th September 2020 – Regional Aid for Trade Agency TradeMark Africa (TMA) has this morning handed over Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to front line agents working at Burundi’s key borders- in order to protect lives in Burundi and strengthen the war against Covid-19. The PPEs presented were funded by UKAID through TradeMark Africa. […]
EAC Rolls Out Regional Electronic Cargo And Driver Tracking System
Arusha, 08/09/2020: The East Africa Community (EAC) Secretariat and its Partner States today held a virtual roll out event to mark the technical completion and development of Regional Electronic Cargo and Driver Tracking System (RECDTS). RECDTS is designed as a mobile phone application and will enable the issuance of the EAC COVID-19 digital certificates that […]
UNOPS and Partners to help deliver EU’s €60 million COVID-19 response project in Africa’s IGAD region.
Six implementing partners will work together to support eight African nations mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. UNOPS has joined a team of implementing partners to help deliver the EU-IGAD COVID-19 Response, launched earlier this week (Monday 31 August 2020) in Ethiopia. The €60 million programme, financed by the EU, will help eight countries in eastern […]
Front line staff at Mombasa Port protected from Covid-19 with provision of Personal Protective Equipment by the European Union
Mombasa, 20th August: The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Kenya H.E. Simon Mordue conducted a two-day visit of Mombasa during which he handed over Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Kenya Ports Authority to support its fight against COVID-19. The Ambassador was hosted by Mombasa Governor H.E Ali Hassan Joho, Permanent Secretary Ministry of East Africa […]
Busia border front line staff receive Personal Protective Equipment from European Union amidst COVID-19
Busia, 17 July 2020: The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Kenya Simon Mordue, in partnership with TradeMark Africa (TMA), visited the Busia One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) – the border crossing point between Kenya and Uganda – to deliver Personal Protective Equipments (PPEs) to the border authorities on the Ugandan and Kenyan side. The delivery was […]
East Africa trade body, TMA and research institution AERC partner to build evidence for policy decisions
Nairobi, 6th July 2020: TradeMark Africa and African Economic Research Consortium signed a memorandum of understanding to support a research programme that will increase the availability of data and evidence to support inclusive trade and gender policies in East Africa. The new programme, worth USD 500,000 is funded by the government of the Netherlands and will […]
DRC and TMA to begin construction of the One-Stop Border Post (OSPB) at Mahagi, Ituri
The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and TradeMark Africa (TMA) signed a contract to begin construction of the One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) at Mahagi in Ituri Province, on the border with Uganda on April 16, 2020. The estimated nine-month project is co-financed by the Netherlands, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the British Department for International […]
The EU supports TradeMark Africa with EUR 5 million to guarantee safe trade in Kenya
The EU supports TradeMark Africa with EUR 5 million to guarantee safe trade in Kenya TradeMark Africa (TMA) and the European Union have this afternoon signed a €5 million agreement to support the Safe Trade Emergency Facility being implemented by TMA in the region, in the presence of the Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade & […]
Kenya Is Losing Sh100B In Revenue To Counterfeit Businesses, Report Says
Nairobi, June 10th, 2020: The Anti-Counterfeit Authority has released findings of a National Baseline Survey on the extent of counterfeit and other forms of illicit trade in Kenya. The purpose of the study is to determine the extent and magnitude of illicit trade in the country. According to the study conducted between October 2019 and […]