1.WTO allows Brazil sanctions on US over cotton subsidies
2.East African nations sign common market treaty
3.Nigeria will not sign free trade deal with EU
4.Zimbabwe's diamonds lose glitter for Mozambique's illegal traders
by Jonathan Lynn
The World Trade Organization authorized Brazil November 19 to impose trade sanctions on the United States over its support for cotton, as Brazil ratcheted up pressure on Washington over the illegal subsidies. But Brazil is not yet...
The presidents of Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi have agreed to the free movement of people and goods across the region. It is hoped that the deal will lead to greater economic clout for the region. The common market is due to come into...
Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa's second largest economy, will not sign free trade deals with the European Union until it is sure it can comfortably compete, a minister said on November 18.
"Nigeria has not signed the EPA," Commerce and Industry Minister...
by Jane Fields
The young dealer in a cap fiddles with his BlackBerry. As he reaches for a beer, I see the stone he's holding. His companion, a Malian, turns to me on this terrace in central Mozambique....
