Tag: integration

In the African year of women's empowerment, the African Union emphasised the need to mainstream women in development, and AU Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced the launch of a gender score card to monitor progress and share best practices.

South Africa's economy is more connected to the global economy than its peers in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, according to the latest Visa Africa Integration Index, which aims to foster economic openness and facilitate growth from greater cross-border interaction between the 11 countries included in the study.

African political and business leaders and development experts gathered in Johannesburg on Monday to discuss regional integration and its role in boosting economic growth and human well-being on the continent at the three-day African Economic Conference.

Johannesburg, Sunday 29 September 2013 – Brand South Africa and the Department of Trade and Industry, will on Monday 30 September 2013, as part of initiatives to build relations with social partners and stakeholders, host African Ambassadors and Diplomats based in South Africa for discussions on the issues of African integration and improved competitiveness through intra-African trade and infrastructure development.

The Brics Business Council recently met for the first time. Before the gathering, Minister Rob Davies and South African council chairperson Patrice Motsepe spoke about the value of the nation’s membership of the grouping to the African continent, particularly when it came to trade and investment.
• Developments from Brics summit

A single currency is an ideal of the Southern African Development Community, among other African blocs, but there are many obstacles along the path.
• Developments from Brics summit

African leaders called for greater market integration on the continent, the freeing up of border controls and more coordination in developing infrastructure during a special session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.