According to the report, the programme, formally launched on August 20, 2025, is part of a new regional strategy to build “borderless value chains” across West Africa and strengthen linkages between ...

South Africa’s cabinet approved an Integrated Resources Plan (IRP 2025) in mid-October. The masterplan for the country’s energy development going forward contains some astounding numbers. The IRP ...

Trade negotiations with the US now ‘based on text’ – Ramaphosa (Moneyweb) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that negotiations for a trade deal with the US are ongoing and voiced ...

SA to forge trade agreements with Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam (SAnews) South Africa is working closely with Indonesia, Vietnam and Malaysia to establish free trade agreements in a move that will ...

The 16th Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD16) is taking place from 20 to 23 October 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The theme for the event is ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. This paper discusses the Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade as the legal instrument adopted ...

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Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. In this Trade Brief we discuss some key developments and events (some quite recent) which we ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. In November 2023, following the conclusion of the annual AGOA Forum in South Africa, US ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. As the drive to achieve net zero intensifies, the demand for critical minerals, essential ...

Rules of Origin (RoO) are the administrative rules and criteria used to determine the origin status of products that are traded across borders. This is an important consideration in trade, as ...

Algeria is a member of the GAFTA, a free trade area that consists of 14 members spanning North Africa and the Middle East. While it is not an African regional economic community, Algeria’s GAFTA ...