Thematic Areas

African trade networks

Civil Society Forum Programme at the Niamey Extraordinary Summit

Work Programme for the Civil Society Forum                                                                    The Civil Society Forum is a one-day event whose main objective is to enhance Civil Society engagement on the implementation of the AfCFTA. It will attract more than ...
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Civil Society Forum at the Niamey Extraordinary Summit on AfCFTA

“Enhancing Civil Society Engagement in the AfCFTA to Broaden Inclusiveness”  3 July 2019, Niamey, Niger Introduction                                                                                                                                       At the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 10 and 11 February 2019, ...
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Information Brief on the AfCFTA

July 2020 deadline for Operationalisation of AfCFTA looms as Tariff offers, Rules of Origin and Specific commitment on Trade in Services Remain contested ...
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THE AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA, BREXIT AND EPA IMPLEMENTATION

Opportunities and Challenges Arising from the Brexit Process for Revising Economic Partnership Agreements with the EU in the Agro-Food Sector ...
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AfCFTA Phase 1 Negotiations: Issues and Challenges for Eastern Africa

This study identifies issues and challenges of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with a focus on East Africa. Which countries belong to ‘East’ Africa? The African Union definition encompass-es the following 14 countries, ...
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What products will Africa trade in under the Continental Free Trade Area?

Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area, provides a market of 1.3 billion people, likely to create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc but what exactly will Africans be trading in, asks *Sylvester Bagooro. What products would pass ...
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TWN-Africa, ROAPE webinar series takes off FEBRUARY 8, 2022

TWN-Africa, ROAPE webinar series takes off FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Third World Network-Africa together with ROAPE, will hold a series of three webinars starting in August 2021 to explore the…
Information Brief on AfCFTA Third World Network-Africa October 30, 2020

Information Brief on AfCFTA Third World Network-Africa October 30, 2020

SACU member states debate AfCFTA tariff concessions amidst economic realities in the region, as the January 2021 date for trading…
GLOBAL FINANCE AND  AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES:A Prospectus for African Research And Advocacy

GLOBAL FINANCE AND AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES:A Prospectus for African Research And Advocacy

From 19-21 February 2019 Third World Network Africa (TWN-Africa) hosted policy makers, scholars and activists from Africa, and from Europe,…
Crisis, Restructuring and Challenges of Finance in Development: Recent Experiences of Banking in Ghana

Crisis, Restructuring and Challenges of Finance in Development: Recent Experiences of Banking in Ghana

Introduction For two years from 2017, Ghana underwent a “banking crisis” which is not fully over with continuing ripple effects.…