Tag Archives: World Trade Organization
President Mwai Kibaki arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday afternoon for a three day official visit. The plane carrying the President and his delegation touched down at Bole International Airport shortly after 12:00 noon. On arrival, the President was received … read more »
SINGAPORE: The government has appointed Mr Vanu Gopala Menon as Singapore’s first Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union. He will reside in Singapore and continue to be Deputy Secretary (Southeast Asia and International Organisations) in the Ministry of Foreign … read more »
Ethiopia may be eligible to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) by 2014, according to officials at the organisation. The announcement that the country may be able to join the WTO within the next two years was made by Pascal … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Director-general, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Pascal Lamy, Russia, World Trade Organization, WTO
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(Reuters)Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is battling to reform one of the world’s most corrupt nations without support from the shadowy “godfathers” who wield power from behind the scenes. Summoned by President Goodluck Jonathan last year to restore some order … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Okonjo-Iweala, Reuters, World Bank, World Trade Organization
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by Chukwuma Charles Soludo At issue in both Berlin and Brussels is whether or not Africa can be allowed latitude to conduct trade, industrial and development policies for its own development or for the development of Europe. A major difference … read more »
Posted in Article, Pan African News
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Tagged ACP, Africa news, African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, African news, Economic Partnership Agreement, EPA, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Least developed country, World Trade Organization, WTO
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Chukwuma Charles Soludo Will Europe underdevelop Africa again? Almost all the flexibilities in policy choice that Africa and other developing countries won under the WTO are lost under the EPAs Africa is in trouble. Its future is once again on … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Pan African News
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Tagged ACP, africa african news, African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, Berlin Conference, Economic Partnership Agreement, European Union, Indepth Africa Magazine, indepthafrica africa news, World Trade Organization, WTO
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Without a fundamental change in approach from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to prioritize the needs of developing nations, the stalled Doha round of trade negotiations will not be concluded in 2011, South African trade and industry minister Rob Davies … read more »
Posted in Economy, News, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Burkina Faso, Doha Development Round, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Pan African News, Rob Davies, South Africa, South African Press Association, Southern Africa, West Africa, World Trade Organization
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United We Stand, Divided We Fall,” was the theme for the Ethiopian government’s Five-Year Growth and Transformation Plan Convention in Harlem this past Saturday. Both government and opposition supporters came out to fill the seats at the convention, while protesters … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Economy of Ethiopia, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Meles Zenawi, News local news, newspapers, Nigeria, Politics of Ethiopia, Washington DC, World news, World Trade Organization
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February 10, 2011 by benim
The World Trade Organization probably won’t insist that Ethiopia open up all its key industries to international competition in order to become a member, a senior WTO official said. Stalled eight-year-old negotiations to join the Geneva- based body are about … read more »
Posted in Business, East Africa, Economy, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, East Africa, Embassies and Consulates, Ethiopia, Geneva, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Meles Zenawi, World Trade Organization
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November 29, 2010 by benim
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi warned the European Union on Monday that Africa would turn to other trade partners if the EU continued to impose terms for cooperation. Gaddafi’s warning, at an EU-Africa summit attended by senior European officials, echoed complaints … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged 2007 Africa–EU Summit, Africa news, African Union, European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Muammar al-Gaddafi, President of the European Council, World Trade Organization
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