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Guest writers comment on trade in southern Africa.

Tripartite talks set new trade path

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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


Regional Infrastructure Gains Ground in SADC

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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


The real business of regional integration

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Greg Mills looks at the case of Rwanda in analysing the root causes of high transport and trade costs across Africa's borders


Kazungula Bridge

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Dianna Games considers if improved infrastructure alone will help the region's traders


WTO Talks Collapse:

Posted Aug 14, 2008

The WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy, announced that failure to reach agreement on the special safeguard mechanism for developing countries had resulted in the breakdown of the Doha Development Agenda talks in spite of considerable progress on other issues.