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Le Secrétariat de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine ((ZLECAf) a récemment lancé la mise en œuvre d’un programme visant à créer plus de 240 000 nouveaux emplois dans le secteur de la pêche dans certains pays africains, au cours de la période allant de 2024 à 2028. Baptisé « Economic Empowerment of Women and […]
In Rwanda from the capital city of Kigali to the borders with Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda, cooperatives are building socially and economically resilient communities. TMA has interest in supporting women economic empowerment and this is being shown by its recent financial commitment to increase funding to women programmes. As well as its partnership [...]
Representatives from nine countries in eastern and southern Africa that implement the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime (STR) concluded a two Policy Dialogue in Machakos, Kenya on 6 – 7 August 2024. The dialogue was necessitated by the need to address emerging policy and technical issues facing implementation of the STR and make recommendations to policy […]
To most people, a One Stop Border Post (OSBP) at one of East Africa’s border crossing points is simply a building where papers are processed. TradeMark Africa (TMA) has worked to establish and improve systems at 13 OSBPs across East Africa to ensure that they are much more. To the frequent border users,these infrastructures are […]
To a newcomer using a One Stop Border Posts (OSBP) at one of East Africa’s border crossing points where TradeMark Africa (TMA) has worked; the OSBP buildings strike a breathtaking view of modern infrastructure. They magnificently display an artistic presence in the rural remote areas, where most border crossings are, often set against the backdrop of [...]
The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat and TradeMark Africa’s Burundi Programme conducted a two-day training on Non-Tarriff Barriers (NTBs) for Burundi’s cross border trade participants. Held on April 15-16, 2024, the training enlightened attendees on identifying, monitoring, and reporting obstacles to trade using the newly launched EAC-NTBs mobile app, which is designed to streamline the […]
The Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) recently launched the implementation of a programme aimed at enabling more than 240,000 new jobs in the fisheries sector in certain African countries, during the period between 2024 and 2028. Dubbed “Economic Empowerment of Women and Youth in Fisheries,” the program is a partnership between […]
TradeMark Africa recently had the honour of hosting Ms. Suomela-Chowdhury, Finland’s Deputy Director General for the Africa Department, who was accompanied by Otto Kivinen, from Finland’s Embassy in Nairobi and also TMA’s Council Chair. Finland has been an integral supporter of TMA for the past decade, contributing over EUR 26 million in core funding. This support has enabled innovation, […]
Many years ago, Juliana Mtenga worked as a simple tailor in Tanzania’s city of Dodoma. She earned a small income, which she didn’t mind because she considered her real full time job as that of taking care of her children and the house. As any caring mother, Juliana was concerned about her children’s nutrition – more so for […]
Une délégation irlandaise de haut niveau, conduite par le ministre de l’agriculture, de l’alimentation et de la mer Charlie McConalogue et l’ambassadrice Caitríona Ingoldsby, a rendu visite à la société Jade Fresh Limited, une entreprise agricole de premier plan située à Nairobi, au Kenya. Cette visite, organisée en partenariat avec TradeMark Africa (TMA), visait à […]