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Promoting Export-led Economic Transformation under the Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (Sept 2024 – Feb 2025)

By |2nd June 2025|

The Southern African Customs Union and Mozambique-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (SACUM-UK EPA) commits the United Kingdom to development cooperation with Mozambique and SACU member states. Since the EPA entered into force in 2021, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) has provided a number of targeted interventions to support its implementation.

In consultation with […]

Deepening African Regional Integration Amidst Global Trade Fragmentation by Mirabel Bausinger

By |25th May 2025|

The disruption to global value chains that started during the Covid 19 pandemic has been accelerated by the shockwaves sent by Trump tariffs. This makes a united Africa not just a political but also an economic priority. While the policy framework of the AfCFTA is providing the platform for African economic unification, there is so […]

Earth Day 2025: Powering Africa’s Green Energy Revolution by Chido Myambo

By |22nd April 2025|

Today, on Earth Day 2025, we unite under the global call to action: OUR POWER, OUR PLANET. This year’s theme urges all of us—citizens, institutions, and organisations—to rally behind renewable energy so we can triple clean electricity by 2030. At Imani Development, we are proud to contribute to this agenda through our flagship work in […]

Involvement of civil society in the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) EPA states (July 2023 – April 2024)

By |2nd April 2025|

The European Economic Social Committee (EESC) commissioned a study on assessing the involvement of civil society in the EPA between the EU and the SADC EPA states. From 2013, it has become more common to involve the role of civil society and social partners in trade agreements e.g. the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreements and the […]

Latest News: Imani Development Ranked Third on B Corp™ Performance in South Africa

By |30th March 2025|

Imani Development International has successfully completed its B Corp recertification audit, with an impressive B Impact Score of 104, ranking it as the third highest B Corp™ in South Africa. This milestone coincides with B Corp Month 2025, a global movement celebrating businesses that use their work to drive positive change for people and the […]

Technical Assistance to Support the Introduction of the Environmental Tax on Packaging (June 2022 – May 2023)

By |17th March 2025|

Africa RISE (Reform for Investment and Sustainable Economies) is a technical assistance facility funded by the European Union and implemented by a consortium led by Landell Mills, with support from Adam Smith Europe, Imani Development and International Economics Consulting. Its aim is to promote business development and improve the investment climate in eastern Africa, southern […]

Advancing Aquaculture in the Lake Victoria Basin: TRUEFISH Project by Chido Myambo

By |3rd March 2025|

Aquaculture in East Africa has tremendous potential to contribute to food security, livelihoods, and economic growth. Recognizing this opportunity, the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO), with funding from the European Union, launched the TRUEFISH Project. The project aims to stimulate a more competitive regional aquaculture industry in East Africa, with a particular focus on Kenya, […]

Raising Awareness on Trade Facilitation in Africa (July 2024 – Dec 2024)

By |24th February 2025|

The African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF)-led project on ‘Raising Awareness on Trade Facilitation in Africa, aimed to address key trade barriers hindering the participation of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This initiative focused on improving MSME capacity, streamlining policy coordination, and promoting regional integration.

To achieve these […]

Review of Existing Schemes to Facilitate the Cross-Border Movement of Traders in the COMESA Region ( Sept 2019 – May 2021)

By |27th January 2025|

Despite growing evidence of the migration–trade nexus in the last few decades, policy makers and governments have put much more emphasis on reducing barriers to trade without proportionally lowering those to the movement of people. COMESA has developed policies and mechanisms to facilitate cross border trade, in particular for smaller scale traders, such as the […]

Policy Paper for the Establishment of a Viable SME Business Ecosystem in Africa (Dec 2022 – Sept 2023)

By |22nd January 2025|

As part of efforts to inspire economic growth and transformation on the continent, the African Union (AU) developed an SME Strategy for Africa in line with its “Africa we Want’’ 2063 agenda. The vision of the AU SME Strategy is to develop competitive, diversified and sustainable economies underpinned by dynamic, entrepreneurial and industrial sectors that […]