FESARTA has commenced with what it hopes will become a close working relationship with the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and the North Star Alliance. While we’re excited about working with the Geneva-based IRU, we’re not entirely sure...
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies, says the launch of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Free Trade Area sends a...
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) last week, to work on the design and implementation of trade-related technical assistance across...
Once established it is envisaged that the Grand Free Trade Area (GFTA) will be the largest bloc on the African continent serving as a launching pad for the establishment of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) in 2017. Being launched in...
The trading relationships between South Africa and Africa over the last 18 years, has been made available through tralac which shows exactly who our biggest African trade partners are. Interesting stats in the synopsis (click here) show SADC has...
Senior African Transport ministers from South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Ethiopia and Nigeria are being hosted by the United States Trade and Development Agency and the United States Department of Transportation. Lead by South Africa’s Transport...
On 4th December 2013, the UK’s Secretary of State for International Development announced the early closure of the TMSA programme. As TMSA understands this decision has been informed by a year-long process of DFID reviews and evaluations, including...
The African Development Bank is set to grant the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) $8.46m to finance peace and capacity building projects. The grant agreement was signed yesterday. The funds will be used in two of COMESA’s...
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tripartite Regional Economic Communities (RECs) are deepening regional economic integration through...
