Laws & Regulations

The Ministry of Agriculture in Morocco announced on May 4 that it will extend the suspension of customs duties on common wheat beyond June 15, in an official press release. The decision is the second extension of the suspension.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Finance (MoF) approved the import of duty-free imported agricultural mechanization, irrigation and animal feed technologies.

The Kenyan trade ministry plans to initiate preliminary talks with the the Treasury with a view to further reducing the tax burden on micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to create and grow new jobs.

The Gabonese government has imposed a definite ban on three highly priced wood species. The announcement comes a decade after the ban on logs in this Central African nation. The news has been welcomed by small operators.

The Tanzanian government has relaxed regulations requiring local mining companies to have controlling stakes in multinational companies.

A month after lifting a ban on sugar importation, Tanzanian authorities have imposed another one, this time putting a stop to the issuance of permits.

The Department of Fisheries has lifted a ban on fish imports following a biting shortage after President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive against Chinese catch that had flooded the market.

Dr Isaac Nyame, a Consultant with the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF), has called on government to implement simple tax system to help improve the country’s tax revenue.

Rwanda's Cabinet last week adopted a draft law seeking to prohibit the manufacture, use and sale of single-use plastics, a move that is expected to affect the operations of importers and local manufacturers.