Assessment Reports
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…