Thematic Areas

African trade networks

Beyond the Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, What Next for Ghana?

Ghana won the bid to host the Secretariat of Africa’s Continental Free Trade (AfCFTA) on the 7th of July 2019 in Niamey, Niger, during the 12th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the African Union Heads of State ...
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Develop strong negotiation position to benefit from AfCFTA – TWN-Africa

Third World Network Africa (TWN-Africa), a Pan-African research and advocacy organization, has charged the government to focus on developing a strong negotiation position, in order to benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). ...
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THIRD WORLD NETWORK-AFRICA BRIEFING NOTE ON EPAs & AfCFTA JUNE 2019 No.I

Title: EPAs Rules of Origin and the AfCFTA: Implications for the Dairy Sector in Africa Introduction Fifteen (15) Africa governments have signed, ratified and are in the process of implementing Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with ...
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THIRD WORLD NETWORK-AFRICA BRIEFING NOTE ON EPAs & AfCFTA JUNE 2019 No.I

Title: EPAs Rules of Origin and the AfCFTA: Implications for the Dairy Sector in Africa Introduction Fifteen (15) Africa governments have signed, ratified and are in the process of implementing Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with ...
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THIRD WORLD NETWORK-AFRICA BRIEFING NOTE ON EPAs & AfCFTA JUNE 2019 No. II

Title: Implications of Commitments in Non-Tariffs Measures under EPAs and AfCFTA: A focus on the Agro-Food Sector in Southern Africa Introduction                                                                                                                                            Given the divergent tariff liberalisation commitments contained in the various sub-Saharan African EPAs will ...
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THIRD WORLD NETWORK-AFRICA BRIEFING NOTE ON EPAs & AfCFTA JUNE 2019 No. II

Title: Implications of Commitments in Non-Tariffs Measures under EPAs and AfCFTA: A focus on the Agro-Food Sector in Southern Africa Introduction                                                                                                                                            Given the divergent tariff liberalisation commitments contained in the various sub-Saharan African EPAs will ...
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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.…