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E-Commerce Sub-Sector Assessment Report for Kenya (Mwencha (2016) 2016 E-Commerce Sub-Sector Assessment Report for Kenya)

ICC Africa Statement (20180412 ICC Africa Statement_v7)

Ecommerce News In Africa

EFSA Jumps the Gun in Providing Comments on the DCDT’s Draft National Policy on Data and Cloud.

By Alastair Tempest | Mar 11, 2024 | Comments Off on EFSA Jumps the Gun in Providing Comments on the DCDT’s Draft National Policy on Data and Cloud.

The DCDT withdrew its first Draft Policy in 2021 and has been working on a revised plan. Last year we were given a new Draft Policy which we studied and…

SA Department of Transport Considering New Rules to Encourage Greater Rail Use. Rail Elsewhere is Being Supported

By Alastair Tempest | Mar 11, 2024 | Comments Off on SA Department of Transport Considering New Rules to Encourage Greater Rail Use. Rail Elsewhere is Being Supported

The SA Department of Transport (DoT) is canvasing views on how best to attract freight back to SA’s struggling rail system from road. Road transport has emerged as the country’s…

DCDT Minister Calls for Comments on the Future of SAPO

By Alastair Tempest | Mar 11, 2024 | Comments Off on DCDT Minister Calls for Comments on the Future of SAPO

Minister Gungubele has published a call for comments on the South African Post Office (SAPO). The deadline is 6 March. EFSA is preparing its comments. The Minister is required to…

AfCFTA Agreement on Financial Services

By Alastair Tempest | Mar 11, 2024 | Comments Off on AfCFTA Agreement on Financial Services

EFSA/EFA have drafted a submission on the draft AfCFTA Agreement on Financial Services. This instrument will expand upon the Digital Trade Protocol (see above) and sets down a path for…

News From the AfCFTA – The Digital Trade Protocol is Adopted by the Heads of State

By Alastair Tempest | Mar 11, 2024 | Comments Off on News From the AfCFTA – The Digital Trade Protocol is Adopted by the Heads of State

The Heads of State adopted the Digital Trade, and Women and Youth in Trade Protocols at their meeting on 18 Feb. They also re-elected HE Wamkele Mene as S-G of…

Crossing African Frontiers – for work or holidays – is Getting Easier

By Alastair Tempest | Dec 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Crossing African Frontiers – for work or holidays – is Getting Easier

Going through African border controls as an individual is getting easier. The Africa Visa Openness Index 2023 reveals much progress since the 7th  edition of the report was published last December.…

The African Export Import Bank Launches a pan-African B2B e-Platform

By Alastair Tempest | Nov 23, 2023 | Comments Off on The African Export Import Bank Launches a pan-African B2B e-Platform

The Afreximbank Africa Buyers Programme has been extended to allow its members to sell or buy in bulk through the newly launched Africa Trade Exchange (ATEX). ATEX is a centralized…

SA Launches a New Border Authority

By Alastair Tempest | Nov 23, 2023 | Comments Off on SA Launches a New Border Authority

President Cyril Ramaphosa launched of the Border Management Authority (BMA) in October The launch of the BMA follows its formal establishment and assumption of its status as a schedule 3…

Hijacking of Ecommerce Delivery Services on the Increase in SA

By Alastair Tempest | Nov 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Hijacking of Ecommerce Delivery Services on the Increase in SA

The vehicle tracking group, Tracker, has warned that hijackers and other criminals are increasingly targeting delivery drivers in SA. Tracker feels that more hijacking will occur as ecommerce companies aim…

Cross-Border Payments in Africa and Concerns Over the Quantity of US Dollars Available for African Trade

By Alastair Tempest | Nov 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Cross-Border Payments in Africa and Concerns Over the Quantity of US Dollars Available for African Trade

On Friday 8 December at 10.00 EFA will host a session at the UNCTAD eWeek on Cross-border Payments and Creating a Regional Common Currency (see above). We are holding this…