On Saturday, 30th April 2022, the East African Business Council paid a courtesy visit to Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (TRAPCA). CEO Mr. John Bosco Kalisa led discussions with Dr. Caiphas Chekwoti and Tsotetsi Makong from Trapca on boosting EAC economic growth via regional, continental and international trade. Mr. John Bosco Kalisa committed to strengthen partnership with Trapca on evidence based research to hasten implementation of Continental and EAC...Read More
In the context of the WTO Chairs programme, trapca by virtue of being a new WTO Chairs Programme member joined over 70 participants ranging from WTO secretariat, WTO Chairs Programme board members and universities from all regions of the world. During the course of this trapca is poised to carry out research covering the following areas: e-commerce, trade remedies and preference utilisation. The research will squarely focus on African lens...Read More
Congratulations Dr. Jacob Kotcho on your new appointment as the Director of the Common Market of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). We wish you much success and happiness in your new role. #eccas #trapca #esami #trapcaalumni #alumni #leaders #appointmentRead More
Dr.Caiphas Chekwoti is the Head of Centre at Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (TRAPCA), he has been instrumental in providing advanced training in trade policy, tools for trade policy analysis, trade in services, intellectual property, regional integration and trade facilitation as part of the tailored and academic components of the MSc in international trade policy and trade law offered by trapca. The training offered by TRAPCA at various levels...Read More
Meet Tsotetsi Makong, Trade Facilitation Expert, Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa. Previously he was counsellor at the Lesotho Mission in Geneva and chair of WTO Committees on Trade Related Investment Measures and Import Licensing, Coordinator and Chief negotiator of G77 and China Geneva Chapter, expert level Coordinator and Chief Negotiator of the African Group on WTO issues and lead negotiator of the ACP group on trade and environment and for...Read More
The Trade Policy Training Centre in Africa (TRAPCA) is a Centre within the Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI), which is an intergovernmental institute that is ISO certified and recognized by UNECA as a Centre of Excellence.
