The document notes that such situations ”highlight the risk of embezzlement or loss of customs revenue, since any declaration or payment made to customs services should result in the issuance of a ...

There are significant opportunities for trade in Africa. This is driven by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), a growing consumer market, expanding regional value chains, and increasing ...

The WTO Secretariat reported that Tonga ratified the TFA on 26 January 2026, bringing the total number of ratifications to 162 out of 166 WTO members - nearly 98% of the WTO membership. The Committee ...

Maria Immanuel is an international trade expert and a tralac Alumna based in Windhoek, Namibia. She makes music and is a Digital trade entrepreneur.

Background tralac launched its ‘Women in Trade Governance Network’ (‘SheGovernsTrade’) at its 2019 Annual Conference in Nairobi. Our program supports women working in trade policy and governance to ...

Mercy Mugala Ng’ambi is a Standardisation and Quality-Assurance Inspector, involved in trade compliance enforcement (inspection, testing and certification). She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Production ...

Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati is Chief Executive Officer, Namibia Trade Forum. Before joining NTF in April 2014, she was a lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of ...

Dawid van Wyk is a retired Professor of Law. He taught public law at the University of South Africa. In retirement he keeps himself busy with ad hoc research and editing.

Beatrice Chaytor is an international trade lawyer, called to the Bar in England and Wales as well as Sierra Leone, with over 30 years’ experience in providing advice and support to NGO’s, governments ...

On 3 February 2026, President Trump signed a short-term extension of AGOA into law, extending the Act to December 31, 2026, and restoring limited non-reciprocal preferential market access to the US ...

The Mining Indaba has showcased a continental industry in the midst of a significant reset. Mineral-rich African jurisdictions now have options that didn’t exist previously. It is not unfair to ...