Africa: Tariff Escalation Holding Back African Industrialisation, UN Finds: [Independent (Kampala)] Tariff structures in developing markets are holding back efforts to add value domestically and export finished goods, limiting firms' access to global markets, research by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has found. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJl8YG #AfricanIndustrialisation #TariffEscalation #UNCTAD #TradeDevelopment #GlobalMarkets

Africa: African Union Calls for Visa-Free Movement to Boost Regional Integration: [African Union] As African leaders gather for the 38th African Union (AU) Summit, the call for a visa-free continent has taken center stage. The AUC and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have jointly urged African governments to accelerate the removal of visa restrictions that continue to hinder regional… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/THxvHn #AfricanUnion #VisaFreeAfrica #RegionalIntegration #TradeDevelopment #EconomicGrowth