African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban: Elephant numbers across the continent declined by roughly 70,000 between 2006 and 2013 ShutterstockThree countries in southern Africa have banded together to press for the ban on the international trade in ivory to be lifted. South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe have submitted a joint proposal to the … [Read more...] about African countries square up for battle over future of ivory trade ban | The Conversation
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Tanzania’s refusal to sign EU trade pact gives East Africa time to rethink | The Conversation
Tanzania's refusal to sign EU trade pact gives East Africa time to rethink: Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Trade flows between East Africa and Europe need to change. ShutterstockTanzania’s refusal to sign a new trade deal between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU) has generated anxious reactions. If news reports are to be believed, plans had been made … [Read more...] about Tanzania’s refusal to sign EU trade pact gives East Africa time to rethink | The Conversation
EU’s new stand on ivory trade upsets East Africa ahead of key decision | The Conversation
EU's new stand on ivory trade upsets East Africa ahead of key decision: Kenya burned 105 tonnes of ivory confiscated from smugglers and poachers, an action denounced by Bostwana as wrong and wasteful. Reuters/Siegfried ModolaOpening skirmishes are taking place more than two months before a major conference in South Africa that will determine the future of ivory trade and … [Read more...] about EU’s new stand on ivory trade upsets East Africa ahead of key decision | The Conversation
SA News: India’s Modi in South Africa for Trade, Remembering Gandhi
India's Modi in South Africa for Trade, Remembering Gandhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in South Africa today on the latest stop of a four-nation Africa tour to raise his country's economic profile on the continent. Modi is expected to meet President Jacob Zuma on Friday and meet with members of South ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Narendra Modi to visit … [Read more...] about SA News: India’s Modi in South Africa for Trade, Remembering Gandhi
Post Brexit: does South Africa have the appetite to strike new trade deals? | The Conversation
Post Brexit: does South Africa have the appetite to strike new trade deals?: South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at a European Union-South Africa summit in 2012. Reuters/Yves HermanThe UK has voted to leave the European Union (EU). South Africa has historical and very close trade ties with the UK. Most of these relations were inherited by the EU when South Africa signed … [Read more...] about Post Brexit: does South Africa have the appetite to strike new trade deals? | The Conversation
