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RTFP came to an end on 31st October 2009 having achieved significant successes. A follow-on programme to be called TradeMark Southern Africa will begin shortly and will continue RTFP's good work.
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Over 70 representatives of South African and Zimbabwe Ministries; border agencies; freight forwarders; road transporters etc met at Beit Bridge on 22nd May to consider ways in which the Border could be improved. One immediate result has been the re-opening of the old bridge as a second crossing over the river.
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Following a joint inspection of the Chirundu border between Zambia and Zimbabwe on 29 May by Ministers of both countries, 1st September 2009 has been agreed as the date of the opening of the first functioning One Stop Border Post in southern Africa.
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The high level summit of African government presidents and officials, multilateral organisations and international partner as well as business meeting in Lusaka on April 6 and 7 has established a Project Steering Committee to set and manage policy for the North South Corridor AId for Trade programme.
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Presidents representing COMESA, EAC and SADC have made a committment to implement an extensive infrastructure and trade facilitation programme that aims to increase trade and competitiveness across the region.
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Lusaka conference in early April to secure project funding
Trade routes across Southern and East Africa could soon be transformed by an ambitious transport initiative launched by three of Africa’s main Regional Economic Communities (RECs) the Common Market for Eastern and Southern African (COMESA) the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), under the COMESA-EAC_SADC tripartite arrangement, in the British government’s Department of International Development (DFID).
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A major conference will look at holistic ways to reduce infrastructural and regulatory constraints to trade across 8 countries in Southern Africa.
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On Wednesday 8th April the first functioning One Stop Border Post in Africa will be officially opened at Chirundu on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe
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The recent Tripartite Summit in Uganda between COMESA, the EAC and SADC is a
symbolic step forward for regional integration, writes Dianna Games
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A renewed commitment to regional infrastructure in SADC is apparent and a host of programmes are being developed. John Rocha looks at what is happening and ways to improve the project pipeline
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