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 […]
JOBS AND WELFARE GAINS EXPECTED FOR EAST AFRICA FROM AFRICA TRADE AGREEMENT
Nairobi, 5 th March 2020: East Africa is anticipated to earn US$ 1.8 billion in welfare gains and benefit from 2 million jobs from the successful implementation of Africa Free Continental Trade Area (AfCFTA), which becomes operational this July. This is according to a ground-breaking report coproduced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa […]
TradeMark Africa Signs MOU with Overseas Development Institute to Promote UK-Africa Trade and Investment
On the heels of the first UK-Africa Investment Summit, hosted by the UK Prime Minister and attended by over 20 African Heads of State, TradeMark Africa (TMA) is pleased to announce it is signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). TMA, one of the largest Aid for Trade organisations worldwide, […]
TradeMark Africa injects US$2.7M funding for construction of Mbaraki-Nyerere Road with the Mombasa County Government
TradeMark Africa (TMA) and the Mombasa County Government this morning inked a US$2.7 million financing deal towards construction of the Mbaraki-Nyerere Road. The amount will cover design, building and supervision consultancy for the project. TMA will provide US$2.3 million for the project. The funding is provided through TMA donors, with the UK Department for International […]