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United we stand: Southern African Development Community leaders at the opening ceremony for the 33rd SADC heads of state and government summit in Lilongwe
AFRICAN ECONOMY

Africans negotiate ‘one trade regime’ for common market

Officials of three African economic blocs held talks on a "one trade regime" that would forge a common market spanning the continent.

  • Jay Deshmukh
3 min read
Malawi falls out of favour with ICC over al-Bashir arrest
BINGU WA MUTHARIKA

Malawi falls out of favour with ICC over al-Bashir arrest

The ICC says it is reporting Malawi to the UN Security Council for refusing to arrest Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the court for genocide.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
Malawi urged to arrest al-Bashir at trade summit
BINGU WA MUTHARIKA

Malawi urged to arrest al-Bashir at trade summit

Human Rights Watch has asked Malawi to arrest Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir on an international war crimes warrant if he goes to the trade summit this week.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND

African trade bloc sounds warning over global crisis

African countries must work together so that the global economic crisis does not crush them, Comesa said on Monday.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND

Zim delays summit on African free-trade deal

Zimbabwe has postponed a summit of Africa’s largest trading block, which had been scheduled to launch a regional customs union in December.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
COMMON MARKET FOR EASTERN AND

African leaders push for single market

Leaders from three major African trading blocs met in the Ugandan capital on Wednesday met to push for a single market.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read