World Trade Organisation (WTO)
The work of the Political Economy Unit of TWN Africa is united around the issues of trade, investment and Africa's economic development needs in the era of the new international trade and investment regime. The unit seeks to: make the international trade and investment regime, including the WTO respond more sensitive to the needs of African countries; promote equity in international trade and investment; and develop a framework for Africa's developmental agenda.

The high recognition gained by TWN-Africa's economic policy work is exemplified by it being invited by the UN-ECA to be a founding member of the Africa Knowledge Network Forum (AKNF), a pan-African grouping of research and knowledge generating organizations initiated by the ECA to enhance the interaction between African intellectuals and policy makers. Also TWN-Africa is one of the organizations participating in the design of UNDP's proposed new Report on Trade and related activities.

See stories and articles realted to WTO and Trade below:

ATN 10 Statement: STOP THE EPAs NOW!
AGOA Background Paper:CREATING OPPORTUNITIES UNDER AGOA: THE NEED FOR A RETHINK OF THE AGOA ‘PACKAGE’
Communique de presse:« Arrêter de danser la salsa avec les moyens d’existence du peuple »
PRESS RELEASE-->“Stop dancing salsa with the livelihood of the people”
DOHA WAS NEVER ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, SAYS FORMER USTR BARSHEFSKY
CHINA’S AFRICAN DRIVE RAISES FEARS...
Excerpt of interview of Yao Graham by Accra-based English-speaking radio (CITI97.3FM) on the Africa-China Summit on Friday 3 November, 2006
GATS AS A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT:
Declaration du Reseau Africain sur le Commerce sur le soi-disant ‘Programme de developpement’ des Grandes Puissances
Un "Programme de Developpement" chimerique
Editorial
'Importing food is importing unemployment'
Developing country group asks for policy space in NAMA talks
Undue Northern corporate influence on WTO negotiations
NGOs Slam Hong Kong Outcome, while North's Companies Cheer
WHAT THE GHANAIAN MEDIA IS SAYING ABOUT HONG KONG, 2005
Heavy losses for Ghana and other African countries at Hong Kong WTO Ministerial
For Immediate Release-->TWN-Africa-GAWU Hold Press Conference on WTO
Russia in no rush towards WTO
African cotton countries demand concrete results at Hong Kong
WACC Calls for Action on WTO Meeting in Hong Kong
NGOs slam drafting process for Ministerial services text
African Ministers adopt Declaration on WTO's Hong Kong meeting
Hong Kong Outcomes for Africa: EVERYTHING BUT DEVELOPMENT
Answering the question wrong: How do you want to be eaten?
NO MORE DUPING & DUMPING! – A pro-development view of the so-called ‘Development Package’
International Mining Caucus Denounces Further Liberalization in the Mining Sector through the GATS / NAMA Negotiations of the WTO 6th Ministerial Conference
Mining caucus at the WTO talks continue protest at the Canadian High Commission
Hot news!-->New Power Bloc Emerges
Mandelson talks up rejected package
THE "DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE" THAT ISN'T
WHAT THE DEVELOPING WORLD NEEDS
MORE FINGER POINTING, LESS NEGOTIATION, AS MINISTERIAL GETS UNDER WAY
HK Ministerial starts amid frustrated hypes and fears, reality and "spin"
Ghanaians Involved in Protest Scuffles in Hong Kong
For Immediate Release-->STATEMENT BY AFRICAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT at WTOMC6
Africa Group is hopeful at WTO talks
AGRICULTURE: WHY THE EU, US OFFERS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH
COMMENT ON SERVICES ISSUE IN THE HK MINISTERIAL DRAFT
SOME CRITICAL ISSUES IN THE HONGKONG MINISTERIAL
WTO Ministerial Six Special
Press Release: EPAs Revisited
Press Release--EPAs Revisited at West African Social Forum
Two-Day TWN-Africa Workshop on WTO issues for Journalists Ends in Accra
Africa’s Second Last Chance
Report Says Trade Liberalization May Hurt Poor Nations (19/11/2004)
African Ministers Make a Move to Drop 3 Singapore Issues from WTO
Notice Board- UNCTAD XI
Notice Board - Comesa Business Summit/Heads Of State Summit
Women’s Rights and the Multilateral Trading System: the Politics of Gender Mainstreaming at the WTO
Dateline Africa - February 2004
Le Piège des Questions de Singapour: La Conférence ministérielle de Cancun signale-t-elle la fin de partie ?
Consolidated African Union/ACP/LDC Position on Agriculture
The Cancún talks from the inside
Africans in The Forefront in Cancun
Statement by the Third World Network on the events of the final day of the Cancun Conference
Behind the Collapse of the Cancun Ministerial
Report from 1st Green Room Meeting Summary
It is back to square one!!
Draft Cancun Ministerial Text - Second Revision
Cancun text condemned
Statement on the collapse of the 5th Ministerial Conference of the WTO
WDM condemns draft as illegitimate
Contrasts and Counter-Positions in Cancun
African civil society condemns the revised draft text
Comment by Third World Network on Cancun Text of 13 September - The Draft is deeply and seriously anti-development in substance and process
Cancun Report #6: Two Realities: Inside and Outside the Summit
Cancun Update #5: NGOs Unified in Campesino tragedy, Status of Insider Negotiations
Cancun Report #3: Opening of the Ministerial Meeting
Death in Cancun: An Important Cultural Clarification
Africa Confirms Position on Singapore Issues
Cancun Ministerial starts in shadow of protests and an untransparent process
Brazil upbeat on agriculture outcome, ACP Group confirm their stand on Singapore issues
Trade Ministers Unfazed by Criticism as Meet Begins
African Farmers Hope They Will be Taken Seriously This Time
Greetings to everyone from the WTO meeting and social movements resistance.
Cancun Report #3: Opening of the Ministerial Meeting
Agriculture becomes the centerpiece…
Civil Societies Oppose the 5th WTO Ministerial - Chart of International Activities
Cancun draws 2,000 NGOs from 83 countries
Farmers, unions urge Ghana government not to cede to pressure from EU and US
ATN Cancun Newsline - Africa at the Centre of Cancun
ATN Cancun Newsline - African's People's Caucus meet
TWN Cancun Briefings 5 - Trade and Competition Policy in the WTO
TWN Cancun Briefings 4 - The New Deal on TRIPS and Drugs: What does it mean for access to medicines?
Mauritius in Worldwide Protests against the WTO
TWN Cancun Briefings 3 - WTO "Singapore Issues" What's at stake and why it matters
Campaign Activities in Ghana
Declaration on WTO Threat to Agriculture and Development
TWN Cancun Briefings 1 - Some Key Issues in Cancun
WTO Scrambling to Rescue the 5th Ministerial from Imminent Failure, Protesters Numbers grow....
Africa at the Centre of Cancun
Africa Trade Network - Programme of Action in Cancun -
African Peoples Caucus At The WTO Ministerial in Cancun
Trade: Stockholm syndrome very much alive at WTO
WTO-CANCUN: Liberalisation Hurts Nigeria's Textile Industry
Diplomat Nearly Axed Over Position On USA
Matters Come to a Head On Agricultural Subsidies
UN, Oxfam Back Poor On Subsidies Reduction
Consumers International’s shopping list for six billion consumers
Campaign activities in Kenya
Alternative Information Development Centre: Teach in on Community House, Wednesday 3rd September
Mauritius: update on September 10 and other WTO/Cancun activities
Déclaration des organisations de la société civile d’Afrique de l’ ouest et du centre sur les enjeux des négociations commerciales en vue de la Conférence ministérielle de l’OMC à Cancun
No to the WTO, No to the sell out of people’s and social rights!
Cancun text serves interests of rich countries
STATEMENT TO THE WOMEN’S NETWORKS IN LATIN AMERICA
Preparations for the Fifth Session of the Ministerial Conference
African People’s Declaration On Africa and the World Trade Organisation
Cancun Watch Day - 10 September 2003 - Africa must say “No” to expanding the WTO’s power!
Initial Remarks by the Africa Group to the Joint EC-U.S. Paper on Agriculture
World Trade Talks Set to Fail, Says Erwin
African Proposals For Draft Text for Cancun
Trade Reform for Economic Growth, Poverty Reduction
Guess Who Comes Out On Top At Cancun? (and What to Do About It)
Resistons a l’organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) faisons preuve de l’esprit de Seattle a Cancun! Conference Continentale Sous l’egide du Reseau d’Afrique sur le Commerce (ATN) et African Peoples Solidarity Network (SAPSN) - 14 –17 Aout 2003 Johannesburg
Memorandum on the Need to Improve Internal Transparency and Participation in the WTO - Executive Summary
Memorandum on the Need to Improve Internal Transparency and Participation in the WTO
TWN AFRICA – OXFAM INTERNATIONAL - Civil Society Consultation on Investment
Resisting The World Trade Organisation (WTO) “Taking the Spirit of Seattle to Cancun!” - Africa Trade Network (ATN) & Southern African Peoples Solidarity Network (SAPSN) -Joint Continental Conference 14-17 August 2003, Johannesburg, South Africa
A SKELETON INSIDE AN UNTRANSPARENT PROCESS - An analysis of the Draft Cancun Ministerial Text and its process
Dateline Africa - June 2003
AFRICAN CSOs WORRIED ABOUT PROPOSED AFRICAN UNION-CIVIL SOCIETY STRUCTURE
Notice Board - July 2003
EU's CAP
Standstill at Egypt mini-ministerial
African Ministers against negotiation of new issues
NAIROBI CIVIL SOCIETY DECLARATION ON THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES, (GATS)
African countries could suffer a fate worse than debt
WTO TALKS ON INVESTMENT- Developing countries still against negotiations amid fears of new manoeuvres
AFRICAN MINISTERS DO NOT FAVOUR STARTING NEGOTIATIONS ON NEW ISSUES IN CANCUN
AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY GIVE STRONG BACKING TO MINISTERS BEFORE CANCUN TRADE TALKS
STATEMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY AT THE AFRICAN UNION TRADE MINISTERS MEETING-MAURITIUS
US-EC to cut new 'Blair House' deal on DDA?
Dateline Africa - May 2003
World Bank sabotages Ghanaian initiative on public procurement
Impact assessments will not change EU demands for water privatisation, Lamy
WEST AFRICA MINISTERS OF TRADE MEETING - ECOWAS ruptures unity of ACP countries
Notice Board, April 2003
European Union tries to manufacture consensus through deceit
Dateline Africa, March 2003
WTO is the wrong venue for investment negotiations -NGOs
Progress in WTO negotiations cannot be at our expense, say developing countries.
NAM Summit proposes economic and WTO reforms
Report on Africa Trade Network 3rd Strategy Meeting
South Africa’s Support for New Round, Not Strange !