Southern African Development Community, SADC 197d ago

On 24–25 November 2025, three Regional Economic Communities (RECs) namely the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA, East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) under the Tripartite arrangement convened a consultative meeting with Informal Cross-Border Traders (ICBTs) on the Tripartite Simplified Trade Regime (TSTR) Framework in Johannesburg, South Africa. At the end of the two-day consultative meeting, women and youth engaged in informal cross-border trade who participated in the meeting welcomed the STR Framework, noting that they stand to have access to an expanded market once the Framework is validated, approved and rolled out in the Tripartite area.