TradeMark Africa Hosts Royal Visit to Bolster Kenya-Netherlands Trade Partnership
Naivasha, Kenya, 19 March 2025 – TradeMark Africa had the honour of welcoming Their Majesties King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands to the Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD) today, celebrating more than 14 years of transformative trade facilitation along East Africa’s Northern Corridor. The visit reaffirmed the strong trade partnership between Kenya and the […]
AfCFTA Secretariat and TradeMark Africa Deepen Collaboration to Advance Trade Facilitation
Accra 18 March 2025. The Africa Continental Free Trade Area AfCFTA Secretariat and TradeMark Africa TMA announced strategic cooperation formalised through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding MOU marking a significant step towards advancing action on AfCFTA plans and commitment to promote intraAfrican trade. The MOU signing took place at the AfCFTA Secretariat headquarters […]
Ireland’s Minister of State Neale Richmond Reaffirms Support for Trade Modernisation at Dar es Salaam Port
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – 14 March 2025: Ireland’s Minister of State for International Development and the Diaspora, Honourable Neale Richmond, toured the Port of Dar es Salaam today reinforcing Ireland’s commitment to strengthening Tanzania’s trade infrastructure and deepening economic ties. Accompanied by senior officials from the Government of Ireland and the Irish Embassy, the […]
Malawi launches Single Digital Portal to automate, streamline trade processes and expand market access
Blantyre, 12 March 2025: The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI), in collaboration with TradeMark Africa (TMA), has today launched the Single Digital Platform (SDP), a digital solution that automates MCCCI’s trade facilitation and membership management processes to enhance service delivery for businesses. The launch was officiated by Malawi’s Minister of Trade […]
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 […]
Zanzibar Bureau of Standards and TradeMark Africa Launches Digital Quality Assurance System to Strengthen Market Competitiveness
Zanzibar, Tanzania 20 February 2025: The Zanzibar Bureau of Standards (ZBS), in collaboration with TradeMark Africa (TMA) and with funding from UK International Development, Ireland, and Norway, has launched the Integrated Standardisation, Quality Assurance, Metrology, and Testing (iSQMT) system that will significantly streamline certification, product testing, and compliance services for businesses. The system is set to […]
Charting the Roadmap for Successful Delivery of the Fisheries Program for Women and Youth in Africa
Partners of the Women and Youth Economic Empowerment in Fisheries through Inclusive Market Access program gathered in Nairobi for a two-day workshop on February 26-27, 2025. The workshop focused on assessing progress in work plans, financial compliance, safeguarding measures, and gender considerations to ensure the successful implementation of the four-year initiative. Organized by TradeMark Africa (TMA), the […]
East African Business Leaders Join Forces with Tanzania Government to Enhance Efficiency at Dar es Salaam Port
Group photograph of TMA Board Member, Sanjay Rughani (third from left), and TMA’s Regional Director for East and Central Africa, Monica Hangi (second from left), with a delegation of business leaders from across East Africa and senior government officials. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 22 February 2025: Business leaders from across East Africa convened at Dar es […]
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 […]
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 […]