AFRICA

NIGERIA: Terminal Operators Given Two Months to Comply with POF

25 May 2022

Terminal operators and freight forwarders at Nigeria’s seaports have two months to implement the Practitioners Operating Fees (POF) requirement or face sanctions. More

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KENYA: Standards Inspection of All Imported Cargo at Ports Starts

11 May 2022

Kenya has started local product standards inspection for all imported cargo. More

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GHANA: Electronic Transfer Levy Act to Take Effect 1 May 2022

03 May 2022

Electronic transfers in Ghana will incur tax of 1.5%, starting 1 May 2022 in accordance with the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022, approved at the end of March. More

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MOROCCO: Certificate of Conformity Requirements Extended to Textile Imports

27 April 2022

Morocco has revised the list of products requiring a certificate of conformity (CoC) for import. More

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EAST AFRICA: Democratic Republic of Congo Joins EAC Trade Bloc

07 April 2022

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the seventh member of the East African Community (EAC) after it was admitted to the trade bloc on 29 March 2022, pending formal ratification. More

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KENYA: 10 More Tanzania Trade Barriers Resolved

29 March 2022

East African Community (EAC) member states Kenya and Tanzania have addressed 10 more obstructions to bilateral trade at a series of ministerial meetings on 9-12 March 2022. More

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EAST AFRICA: EAC Agrees on Tariff-free Imports Category A List for AfCFTA

15 March 2022

According to a statement from the East African Community (EAC) on 19 February 2022, the bloc’s member nations have agreed to adopt the proposed EAC Tariff Offer for Category A products for trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. More

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MOROCCO: Trade and Investment Cooperation Deal with Israel Signed

03 March 2022

Morocco and Israel signed a trade and investment cooperation agreement on 21 February 2022. More

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Power catch-up for Africa

01 March 2022

The second-largest continent in terms of both population and area, Africa also has the world’s lowest electric power consumption level – an average 520 kilowatt hours (kWh) per person annually in sub-Saharan Africa against 6,000kWh in Hong Kong. More

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SOUTH AFRICA: SADC Services Trade Protocol in Effect

21 February 2022

Trade in services within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is expected to see a boost after the SADC Protocol on Trade in Services entered into force on 13 January 2022. More

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