This workshop was convened to strengthen the capacity of East African Community (EAC) Partner States in implementing the AfCFTA Protocol on Investment and preparing for the negotiation of the Annex on Dispute Settlement. Organized by the EAC…
Free trade agreements (FTAs) are undergoing extensive revision and reform worldwide due to social benefits and cost concerns. This has opened spaces for fostering the democratic legitimacy of FTAs, primarily through greater accountability by the…
Prof. Manfred Kouty, Co-Chair attended the first conference on AfCFTA Implementation Strategies: Towards an AfCFTA Implementation Peer Learning Community that took place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15 to 17 January 2024, co-organized by The United…
Prof. Manfred Kouty, Co-Titulaire de la Chaire OMC a participé à l'atelier sur le thème « Optimiser le potentiel de la ZLECAf en Afrique centrale : promouvoir l'inclusion et l'égalité des sexes dans les chaînes de valeur régionales », organisé en…
Dr. Tiroyaone Ambrose Sirang obtained his PhD in International Trade in 2025. His doctoral research provides an important contribution to trade policy analysis in Southern Africa by assessing the potential economic impacts of a free trade…
On 25 February 2025, Prof David Luke delivered a public lecture which attracted more than 300 International Trade students, academics, and members of the public. The lecture, titled “How Africa Trades,” explored Africa’s rapidly evolving…
WTO Chair - Ecuador, in partnership with the Centro Andino de Estudios Internacionales and Radio Voz Andina Internacional at the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar - Sede Ecuador invite you to listen to the eighth episode of "Conversations… Recording of this episode of #ConversationsWithTradeNegotiators is available on Spotify, on…
DEFI Unit with the WTO Chair at ESSECT University of Tunis in Tunisia organize on a frequent basis seminars, panels and round tables on various economic topics where senior and junior researchers as well as policy makers present. Follow our…
The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) upcoming selection by its members of the new Director-General (DG), is more critical than ever before. With a tightly contested race of eight highly-skilled candidates, a number of well renowned international…
Organised this online conference, with 20+ speakers and discussants from different universities and 100+ participants overall. The discussions focussed on rethinking, repackaging and rescuing world trade law. Details here:…