The study is titled “Violent extremist threats to northern Ghana’s gold sector,” and was published on 3 December. The report noted that unlicensed mining is widespread, with a substantial share of ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was hosted in Belém, Brazil, from 10 – 21 November 2025. The “COP” is the UNFCCC’s annual gathering ...

Registration to the tralac website is required to download publications. The release of a Leaders’ Declaration during the G20 Summit, held in Johannesburg at the ...

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Remittance flows to African countries continued to grow in both absolute and relative terms in 2024. A recent World Bank blog argued that ‘remittances have continued to outpace other types of external ...