The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), a landmark agreement in the realm of international trade, was signed in 2013 and came into force in 2017. This pivotal agreement, the first of its kind since the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) inception, sees wide participation, with 172 WTO members, including 42 African nations, as signatories. The TFA is […]Continue reading
On 18 August 2023, the South African Department of Industry, Trade and Competition (DTIC) announced that the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (ITAC) accepted an application to investigate allegations that active yeast (i.e., bakers’ compressed yeast) was being dumped from Zimbabwe into the South African Customs Union (SACU). This move follows allegations by […]Continue reading
The historic ebb and flow of trade along the Indian Ocean has long cemented a robust connection between East Africa, Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula. In the recent decade, propelled by the booming economies of China and India and substantial investments from Middle Eastern giants like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, this trade route is […]Continue reading
The Invest in African Mining Indaba, the world’s largest mining investment conference aimed at the capitalisation and development of mining in Africa, took place in Cape Town earlier this week, between 6 and 9 February 2023. As always, the Indaba was well attended by key industry stakeholders across the board, including President Cyril Ramaphosa, and […]Continue reading
In Gracelin Baskaran’s recent publication on Brooking Africa Growth Initiative, titled “Could Africa replace China as the world’s source of rare earth elements?” Baskaran explores the untapped potential of African rare earth minerals and the ways in which African countries can reap the greatest benefits of rare earths for their markets, allowing Africa to be […]Continue reading
Introduction: Firstly, welcome to the African Trade Remedies page, blog, information resource and opinion platform. African Trade Remedies will deal with ‘all things African trade remedies’, as well as an introduction to the more general topic of ‘trade remedies’ itself. So, let’s get stuck in. ‘Trade’, by common definition, is the voluntary exchange of goods […]Continue reading
