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Liberia ratifies the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

Thursday, 29 April 2021 15:52

Liberia became a WTO member on July 14, 2016. On 14 December 2020, the country also deposited the instrument of ratification of the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures (Revised Kyoto Convention – RKC, a WCO legal instrument aimed at harmonising customs practices and procedures around the world, by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of customs administrations through a series of legal provisions detailing the application of modern and efficient customs procedures).

AfCFTA Dispute Settlement Body goes operational

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 07:04

On 26 April 2021, the first inaugural session of the Dispute Settlement Body was held at the AfCFTA Secretariat. Article 20 of the AfCFTA Agreement establishes an inter-State Dispute Settlement Mechanism applicable to disputes, defined at art. 1, e) as any disagreement between State Parties regarding the interpretation and/or application of the (AfCFTA) Agreement in relation to their rights and obligations.

Informal cross-border trade in Africa and approaches in promoting formalization

Saturday, 24 April 2021 09:49

On our blog, an analysis of informal cross-border trade in Africa with the approaches currently used to promote formalization of this sector.

Secure parking, rest areas and Road Side Stations for facilitation along corridors

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 06:50

Secure parking and rest areas play an essential role in promoting safety conditions along corridors. This kind of facilities allow both travellers and long distance drivers to have breaks at appropriate intervals and fulfil basic needs of road users, such as rest stops, refuelling, restrooms and refreshment. Accordingly, they make long-distance and international transit trips more viable, which otherwise would be inconvenient and difficult, if not infeasible. Hence, they also contribute to trade and transport facilitation along road corridors.

The perverse relation between regional integration and informal trade in Africa

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 11:35

On 17 April 2021, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) presented, at the 39th ECA Committee of Experts of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development held from 17 to 19 March 2021 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a report with an assessment of the current status of regional integration in Africa.

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Liberia ratifies the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

AfCFTA Dispute Settlement Body goes operational

Informal cross-border trade in Africa and approaches in promoting formalization

Secure parking, rest areas and Road Side Stations for facilitation along corridors

The perverse relation between regional integration and informal trade in Africa

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