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Shipping industry asks removal of the Somalia coast from high risk areas, as piracy declines in Indian Ocean

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The International Chamber of Shipping, with a press release issued on 22 August, announced that a request has been submitted to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) together with other representatives of the worldwide shipping industry, to remove the section of the Indian Ocean waters including the Gulf of Aden in Somalia, as well as the Djibouti, Eritrea and a part of the Kenyan coast from the list of the piracy-high risk areas, due to a significant reduction of pirates attacks in the latest years. The request will be discussed on 31 October 2022 to the next meeting of the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee, the body dealing with all issues related to maritime safety and maritime security of passenger and cargo ships, with the removal to be effective from 1 January 2023.

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Third edition of the OSBP Sourcebook analyses One Stop Border Posts in an AfCFTA perspective

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In September 2001, an OSBP Sourcebook was developed as a collaborative effort by NEPAD, various technical assistance agencies, and Regional Economic Communities in Africa, to consolidate in a single text the experiences of African countries that have implemented One Stop Border Posts at their respective borders, with lessons learned, best practices and awareness-raising campaigns to communicate the advantages of such structures to the various categories of stakeholders. This publication was subsequently updated on May 2016. The 3rd edition of the OSBP Sourcebook, now available online, points out that OSBPs are central to enhancing interconnectivity and to deepening regional market integration in Africa through the processing of border clearance at one location.

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UK Government launches new Generalized System of Preferences for Developing Countries and Less Developed Countries

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The UK has implemented so far the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) of the European Union (EU) to promote the development of exports of less advanced economies (most of them being African countries) in its territory. With Brexit, however, things have changed. The country decided to disengage from the EU GSP and develop its own GSP to keep granting duty free and quota free access to its market to such economies. This new scheme is called "Developing Countries Trade Scheme" (DCTS).

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Kazungula, the infrastructure project that is reshaping Southern Africa trade

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A recent article published by CNN gives an update of the status of operation of the Kazungula bridge. This bridge, whose construction works commenced in October 2014 and ended in 2021, was built with a $260 million project co-financed by Botswana and Zambia, that in August 2007 announced a deal to construct a road and rail bridge to replace the old ferry transport system between the two countries.

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AfCFTA overview and possible ways for the US Congress to increase US support to the initiative

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A report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress that provides comprehensive legislative research and analysis in order to contribute to an informed national legislature in United States, recapitulates the initiatives developed by the various international organizations and governments so far to support the African Union (AU) and in particular, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations and implementation. The report recognises that the US funding in support of the AfCFTA is significantly lower than that provided by some other donors (notably the EU), but also that the technical assistance provided by such donors has to date focused heavily on the AfCFTA Secretariat and various AUC departments, rather than at the national and regional level, where additional support is needed to help national governments and regional organisations to address AfCFTA implementation challenges. The US Congress is urged to consider the development of mechanisms aimed at fostering greater coordination among and with all partners supporting the continental FTA. To this end, an official cooperative forum, formally involving AfCFTA and development partner officials (e.g., from the EU and U.S.), could act as a channel to clarify African needs and address capacity gaps to be filled with additional assistance.

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