Tony Blair Institute provides African leaders a roadmap to accelerate the world’s largest free trade area
27 August 2025 – The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has released a new paper The AfCFTA Imperative: From Vision to Impact providing Africa’s leadership with an actionable roadmap to implement the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and drive economic transformation. The paper builds on TBI’s previous publication Africa First: A New […]
Working with exporters to enhance their export capacity – The Case of SOSOMA Industries Limited in Rwanda
1. BACKGROUND The overarching goal of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 is to transform the country into a lower middle income economy by improving its competitiveness while ensuring unity and inclusive growth and development. Significant strides towards achieving this vision have been made especially regarding improvements in the country’s business environment and competitiveness. The African economic outlook […]
Uganda Breaks Ground for First Climate Resilient, Disability, and Gender Responsive Cross-Border Market at Elegu
Elegu, Uganda. 13 August 2025 – Today, Uganda inched closer to addressing long-standing infrastructure, sanitation, and cyclical climate vulnerabilities that have plagued traders in Elegu town, a key commercial zone in Northern Uganda, following the ground-breaking for the construction of a €9.9M (UGX 41B) climate resilient and gender-responsive market. The action, jointly funded by the […]
Zambia’s fisheries stakeholders deliberate pathways for sustainable, inclusive value chain growth
Zambia’s fisheries sector has committed to a renewed and coordinated approach for sustainable and inclusive growth in a rallying call made during the National Fisheries Stakeholders Forum, held from 11–13 August 2025 at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Lusaka. The two-day workshop was convened under the theme; “Strengthening Inclusive and Sustainable Fish Feed and Fisheries […]
The Mombasa port & Northern Corridor Community Charter
Unclogging supply chain bottlenecks: So, truckers connect us to our favourite things
The goods arrive at the port of Mombasa in big, lumbering mysterious ships. They come with impossible names like Kota Gadang, Si Hang Yun, Fox, Tramper. They come sailing under the flags of Singapore, Japan, India, Sierra Leone, Panama, China, bringing in palm oil, sorghum, kapok, coconut, sisal, cotton, vehicles, fertiliser, motorbike parts, sugar etc. […]
East Africa’s newly unveiled regional customs bond to facilitate smooth trade in East Africa
Uganda’s Minister of State for EAC Affairs, Rt. Hon. James Magode Ikuya with EAC SG, Hon. Veronica Nduva launching the EAC Bond The East African Community (EAC) has taken a major step towards streamlining regional trade with the launch of the EAC Customs Bond, a mechanism designed to reduce the cost of doing business and […]
Rwanda’s meat sector receives a boost as young inspectors step up to the plate on standards enforcement
When 29-year-old veterinary graduate Ernest Ngabonziza completed his six-month training as a private meat inspector (PMI) in June 2025, he walked away with a certificate and a vision for both sustainable employment and a chance to build something bigger in his life. Prior to this, he was practicing as a veterinary officer for seven years […]
Malawi Showcases World-Class Laboratory Testing to Boost Agricultural Exports
Lilongwe, 24 July 2025 – The Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) today hosted an Open Day opening its doors to the public and key stakeholders and showcasing its newly accredited food safety testing services. This milestone marks an important step in Malawi’s efforts to enhance the competitiveness of its agricultural exports—particularly in fast-growing macadamia and mango […]
Rwanda’s newly minted private meat inspectors on the frontlines to boost food safety, create jobs for youth
Annick Dusengimana (centre) and other participants during the graduation ceremony Kigali, Rwanda – On 27 June 2025, thirty-five young Rwandans were certified as private meat inspectors after completing an intensive six-month training programme. This initiative was specifically designed to enhance food safety standards and create valuable employment opportunities within Rwanda’s expanding meat industry. Their certification […]