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Curbing illicit financial flows to finance sustainable development in Africa
21 Oct 2020
By Paul Akiwumi, Director of Division for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD
How Africa can curb illicit financial flows to strengthen economies post COVID-19
9 Oct 2020
By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD
COVID-19: A threat to food security in Africa
11 Aug 2020
By Paul Akiwumi, Director for Africa and Least Developed Countries, UNCTAD
COVID 19: The Road ahead for African Trade
7 Jul 2020
To mark "Africa Integration Day", UNCTAD Secretary-General, Mukhisa Kituyi, responds to questions on the impact of COVID-19 on African trade.
COVID-19 accelerates greater trade coordination in East Africa
26 Jun 2020
Training positions East African trade facilitation committees to work more closely and in a coordinated fashion for smooth recovery of intra-regional trade after the pandemic.
Satellite technology gives developing nations food security boost
11 Jun 2020
Agriculture data monitoring system and tool, CropWatch, set to help developing countries tackle COVID-19 impacts and food insecurity.
UNCTAD chief: How to rebuild global economy and trade after COVID-19
8 May 2020
UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi discusses how to rejuvenate the global economy and trade in light of the COVID-19 crisis in an interview with Didem Eryar Unlu of the Turkish newspaper Dünya.
COVID-19 and food security in vulnerable countries
14 Apr 2020
Written by Pamela Coke Hamilton, Director of the Division on International Trade and Commodities and Janvier Nkurunziza, Commodity Research and Analysis Section
Trade wars are huge threats to food security
22 Jan 2020
Written byDr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Online tool to remove trade barriers in Africa goes live
17 Jan 2020
The tool, developed by UNCTAD and the African Union, will help make trade on the continent easier and less costly.