Speaking at the Jamhuri Day celebrations in Kenya on Friday, December 12, 2025, President Mahama said, “Our forebearers won for us independence. It is the responsibility of our current African ...

Cross-border trade is a source of income and livelihoods for thousands of Africans. Over 70% of cross-border traders are women. In Southern Africa, it is estimated that informal cross border trade ...

The Beijing+30 review of the BDPfA in March 2025, paid special attention to several trade-related gaps to ensure women’s full economic empowerment and gender equality in global trade. Much as progress ...

For a long time, Southern Africa’s informal cross-border traders have been moving everything from fresh vegetables, agricultural products to household goods across our borders, contributing ...

US Congress moves to revive Agoa, but SA’s continued participation is in doubt (Daily Maverick) The US Congress is moving to revive the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), which expired on 30 ...

USTR Greer says he’s open to ‘different treatment’ of South Africa under trade initiative (CNBC) U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday said he is open to treating South Africa ...

South Africa’s economy slows for the first time in 12 months (Finance in Africa) South Africa’s economy continued to expand in the third quarter of 2025, but at a slower pace – matching analysts’ ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ...

Alan Wm. Wolff is Deputy Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). He began his four-year term in this position on 1 October 2017. He was formerly Senior Counsel at the global law firm ...