Africa: WISTA to Sensitise Women On AfCFTA

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Africa: WISTA to Sensitise Women On AfCFTA

[This Day] The Women's International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria over the weekend announced that it has concluded arrangements to organise its 2021 business luncheon aimed at encouraging women's participation in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) through the maritime sector.

Source: allAfrica.com

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[Daily News] The East African Business Council (EABC) has hailed the Government of the Republic of South Sudan and the Government of the Republic of Uganda for escorting truck drivers to Juba.

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Source: allAfrica.com

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Somalia: Al Shabaab Launches Attack On Military Base in Southern Somalia

[Dalsan Radio] A heavy gunfight between Somali military and Al-Shabaab fighters took place on Saturday morning in Bar-sanguni military base which lies some 40 kilometres (24 miles) north of the regional capital Kismayo.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Angola: State Minister Highlights Ambassador Luís De Almeida's Role in Angolan Cause

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya seeks to shield key state firms in US deal

Kenya is keen on protecting key economic sectors and several strategic state-owned enterprises from the Free Trade Agreement ahead of trade talks with the US slated for

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Source: The East African

Kenya: Family Bank Profit Jumps 75% in First Six Months

[Nation] Family Bank reported a 75.2 per cent net profit growth in the half-year ended June on the back of higher interest income.

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Government, Economic Commission for Africa in AfCFTA implementation strategy validation drive

Director of Trade in the Ministry of Trade, Clement Kumbemba says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has immense opportunities for increasing intra-regional trade, enhancing production, promoting economies of scale, creating jobs, raising incomes and improving the standard of living

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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

India Pins Hope on Biden for Resuming Trade with Iran – The Wilmington Journal

KOLKATA — After a dip in trading relations with Iran following the 2018 sanctions by the Trump administration, India is looking to revive its relations with the Gulf nation under the Biden administration in 2021. [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Rwanda: Covid-19 - Over 275 Thousand Tests Conducted So Far

[New Times] The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) on Monday reported 30 new Covid-19 infections and 25 recoveries.

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Source: allAfrica.com

East Africa: Intra Comesa Trade Vital for Economic Recovery - Report

The report authored by experts Benedict Musengele and Jane Kibiru states: "The relaxation of the free movement of essential goods in the region will enhance their production and boost intra-Comesa trade during this pandemic

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Ministry's War Against Locusts Gets Major Boost

[Nation] The government's fight against desert locusts got a boost this week after the Ministry of Agriculture received thousands of litres of a pesticide used in combating the pest.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Somalia: Galgadud DC Killed in Alshabaab Attack in Bay Region

[Dalsan Radio] A local official in Gofgadud in bay region 30 killometers from Baidoa town has been killed after Alshabab attack on Monday.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Australia Needs More Than ‘Functional WTO’ – The Wilmington Journal

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Somalia: State Minister Dies From Covid-19

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rwanda: Trade Falls Sharply in First Quarter of 2020

[New Times] The Covid-19 global epidemic which has devastated countries continues to upend the global economy, with the latest outlook painting a grim picture on world trade in the first quarter of this year.

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Source: allAfrica.com

New Customs Act big step forward, say brokers

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

KAM wants higher taxes on imports

The manufacturers last month wrote to the Trade and Industrialisation ministry and the Treasury to review the CET, warning that the distortion was hurting Kenya’s industrial performance.

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Source: Business Daily

Africa Should Use AfCFTA As Template for Trade Negotiations - Osinbajo

[Daily Trust] As African countries brace up for the effective implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement, one of the many ways by which the continent can maximize its benefits is to ensure that trade negotiations with the rest of the world be based on the free trade

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Security Vs Efficiency - Smart Ports in a Post-COVID-19 Era

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Congo-Kinshasa: Four Die in Eastern DR Congo Plane Crash

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Southern Africa: Here's Why South Africa and Its Neighbours Are Anxious About EU and UK Post-Brexit Trade Talks

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa: Kenyan Candidate for WTO Top Job Pledges to Double Intra-Africa Trade

[New Times] Amina Mohamed, the Kenyan candidate for the position of Director General at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has promised to advance an open trading system once given the mandate.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Flower Exports Recover From Seven-Month Low, Post Surplus

[Monitor] Flower exports recovered from a massive decline, registering a Shs6.6bgrwoth in February, according to data from Bank of Uganda (BoU).

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Source: allAfrica.com

Africa Yet to Realise Potential in Sesame Production

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Source: allAfrica.com

ZimTrade set to launch online store

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Kenya, US look to win-win negotiation of free trade deal beyond pandemic

Despite the gloom, fear and uncertainty engendered by the pandemic, the launch of the trade deal negotiations signal a future after the damage wrought by the novel virus.

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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC's Tshisekedi Invites Region's Presidents to Peace, Security Summit

[Nation] Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has invited neighbours to a regional meeting in the eastern part of the country to discuss peace and security.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Zim's Processed Food Sector Records 18 Percent Export Growth

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE's processed food sector has recorded 17.9 % export growth amid calls by the country's export development agency, ZimTrade for local players to take advantage of abundant opportunities in the segment.

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Malawi, India sign pact for pigeon peas exports

Pigeon peas farmers in Malawi have every reason to smile following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) the Malawi Government has signed with the Government of India in which Malawi is expected to export 50, 000 metric tonnes of the crop to India annually for the next five years. The Indian High

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Source: Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

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