Rwandan businesses reap dividends of automation of the country’s regulatory body
An atmosphere of calm welcomes you as you enter the lobby of the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA). This wasn’t always the case, according to Francois Gatete, the Director for Information Systems at RURA. Before 2019, RURA, which regulates all public utilities in Rwanda, struggled with the mundane, time-consuming manual processes of issuing out licenses, […]
TradeMark Africa Climate Change Strategy 2018 – 23
1. Background TradeMark Africa’s (TMA) mission is to promote regional trade, economic integration and competitiveness in East Africa. The region faces significant long-term risks from climate change (CC) because the economies are highly dependent on climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture. This proposed Climate Change Strategy complements TMA’s Corporate Strategy 2018-2023 by building climate resilient […]
IOTA Foundation Join Hands with Kenyan Firm to Roll Out Paperless Trade in East Africa
The IOTA Foundation has stated that the initial stage of its cooperation with an East African business to facilitate paperless trading in the area has been completed successfully. The Foundation partnered with TradeMark Africa on the initiative, which aimed to modernize the continent’s supply chain’s inefficient and expensive paper-based procedures. This technique was substituted by […]
Safe Trade Zones provide respite for small scale cross border women traders – Ethiopia
TradeMark Africa with project implementing partner Horn of Africa Voluntary Youth Committee (HAVOYOCO), project donors European Union, IGAD and Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office launched a modern market project on the Ethiopia and Somaliland border under the Safe Trade Zones. This market for informal women traders in Ethiopia’s border is being constructed with key health […]
The road that will change everything
The route is simply called Route 200. It’s part of the greater Berbera Corridor starting from Berbera Port all the way to Ethiopia at Tog Wajaale. With over US$16,600,425 funding from United Kingdom’ s Agency for International Development channelled through TradeMark Africa (TMA); Somaliland’s Ministry of Transport and Roads Development is representing the government in […]
The Secrets of Women of Tog Wajaale
At the onset of COVID-19, the Government of Somaliland issued directives to manage the spread of the virus. On top of complete lockdowns, curfews, and closing of borders, public health measures were enforced in most public places. Although vital in curbing the spread of the virus, these measures significantly impacted on trade particularly micro and […]
A ‘blossoming partnership’: digital corridor drives Kenyan flower exports to UK
International trade, however, has a huge part to play in keeping the UK’s florists stocked with fresh cut flowers. The second top import market to the UK for flowers is Kenya, which supplies just over 8 percent of British-sold flowers, or 10,000 tons, worth not far off £67 million. Cut flowers account for 25% of […]
The Update – April 2022 Edition
HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE’RE UP TO : ISSUE NO.10/APR 2022 THE ANNUAL REPORT 2020/2021 This year’s report features projects that amplify the relevance of our past and planned work with our partners in the current environment; towards supporting economies to ”bounce back better” from the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic. With the African Continental […]
Automation of Tanzania’s Mercantile Exchange trading system eases Commodity Trading in Tanzania
Tanzania has one of the biggest agricultural sectors in Africa, with multiple commodities produced and exported to multiple markets in the world. Dominant agricultural commodities marked for export include cashew nuts, tobacco, cotton, cocoa, tea, and sesame. These commodities have recorded significant increase in exports over years. However, gains to farmers and communities engaged in […]
The Update – January 2022 Edition
ONE MARKET MAKING STRIDES TOWARDS FREE TRADE The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at promoting cooperation and collaboration between the two organisations in their common goal of supporting trade in Africa. They committed to improve standards and increase the of trade […]