TUNISIA NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING AND SENSITISATION WORKSHOP ON THE COMESA FREE TRADE AREA AND THE COMESA REGULATIONS ON ELIMINATION OF NON-TARITARIFF BARRIERS
Tunis, Tunisia 13-16 May 2024 The ongoing efforts of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa «COMESA» Member States to implement the Free Trade Area (FTA) and eliminate Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) to facilitate smoother trade flow and increase intra-regional trade were presented during the first workshop organized last month in Tunis. Key milestones achieved since […]
The progress of industrial development across Africa
Thirty-seven African countries have become more industrialised over the past eleven years, according to a recent report from the African Development Bank, the African Union and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO). South Africa held top position, with Morocco in second place followed by Egypt, Tunisia, Mauritius, and Eswatini. And Djibouti, Benin, Mozambique, Senegal, […]
LEX Africa examines the progress of the AfCFTA
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is in it’s the second year of operation as Africa’s biggest trading platform. Expectations are high and pressure from African ministers may have provided the AfCFTA with much-need impetus. The AfCFTA topped the agenda at the African Union Heads of State and Government Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, […]
Dispute resolution practices progressing across the continent
Dispute resolution practices vary in many respects from one African country to another, although some significant similarities are apparent. The latter includes a predominance of preference for litigation in handling disputes, for various reasons, although arbitration is gaining increasing acceptance, while mediation is lagging behind. This was highlighted in the responses LEX Africa received from […]
