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Daily Monitor Friday March 12 2021 Summary Covid-19 is daunting, complex, and ubiquitous. It is not just a public health matter; but also affects progress in the fight against poverty in Africa, due to its direct impact on jobs and economic performance. Advertisement We are living in times of great uncertainty, fuelled by the onset of Covid-19. Despite this, we have maintained our focus on supporting trade and building prosperity, creating jobs, and reducing poverty in eastern Africa. Covid-19 is daunting, complex, and ubiquitous. It is not just a public health matter; but also affects progre...

COMESA and Ethiopia have signed a 5.6 million Euro sub-delegation agreement to improve coordinated border management, trade and transport facilitation at the Moyale and Galafi border posts. Moyale and Galafi borders link Ethiopia on one hand to Kenya and Djibouti on the other respectively. The project will assist Ethiopia to upgrade the single window service system, to increase inter- agency connectivity and to improve the connectivity of the two customs systems.  The project is funded by the European Union under the COMESA Trade Facilitation Programme. The State Minister of Trade and Indust...

By Emmanuel Muma CTPD Researcher Trade and Development COVID-19 has evidently posed both social and economic challenges for Zambia. The country’s growth reduced by – 2.8 % and the cost of living has increased due to the rising inflation. This has caused Government to raise its efforts to reinvigorate growth, reduce poverty and inequality, and attain sustainable economic development through the implementation of national economic recovery programme over the next four years (2020-2023). As Zambia sets out to implement post Covid-19 economic recovery strategies ,the Centre for Trade Policy a...

Sun keeps rising on SA’s relationship with Japan By Opinion Share A message from H E Mr Maruyama Norio, the ambassador of Japan to the Republic of South Africa, on the occasion of the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor. Yesterday we celebrated, for the second time, the birthday of His Majesty the Emperor after his accession to the Throne in May 2019, the first year of Reiwa. Covid-19 has led the whole world into an unprecedented situation since last year and as a result of this situation, it is with my deep regret that this year I had to abandon to hold our annual reception celebrating ...

Migrants, Refugees and Displaced Persons Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the '&' symbol, click Advanced Search and use the 'search headings' and/or 'in first paragraph' options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by 0.62 MB Sponsored by People on the move of all categories continue to bear the brunt of the fallout from the pandemic. This is sometimes referred to as the ‘disproportionate effect.’ Three not unrelated issues on th...