“I joined ESAMI-trapca in 2018, by then I was an entry level Investment Promotion Officer in the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Malawi. I obtained my Postgraduate Diploma in 2019 and MSc in 2021. The knowledge, skills and the hands-on experience I gained throughout my education have been very invaluable and key in shaping...Read More
The launch of trade capacity-building activities in Tanzania under the WTO Chairs Programme was marked at an event on 31 March at the Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa, an institution within the Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute. Speaking at the event, Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang said: “We are confident that the appointed team...Read More
Trade has proved a critical part of the solution for economic recovery, poverty reduction and the sustainability conundrum. It is in this regard, that it gives us so much pride to see our Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa- Trapca alumni at the heart of the national, regional, continental and multilateral trade agenda facilitating countries...Read More
Foreword The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is of the same order of historical significance as the establishment of the Organisation for African Unity in 1963 and the African Union in 2002. Through trade and trade-related areas, it is poised to change the economic geography of Africa by creating the African Common Market. The...Read More
The impact of TRAPCA is not only felt in beneficiary countries but also in corridors of power shaping the destiny of the African continent. Above are TRAPCA alumni representing their countries （Botswana, Somalia and Kenya）in AfCFTA negotiations currently on course in Accra, GhanaRead More
On Saturday, 30th April 2022, the East African Business Council paid a courtesy visit to Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (TRAPCA). CEO Mr. John Bosco Kalisa led discussions with Dr. Caiphas Chekwoti and Tsotetsi Makong from Trapca on boosting EAC economic growth via regional, continental and international trade. Mr. John Bosco Kalisa committed to...Read More
