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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.