A customs revamp is a welcome change, but logistics and transit bottlenecks still stifle African trade. To curb revenue and income losses and accelerate trade across 50 member states, the African ...
Customs intelligence officers from West and Central Africa want their governments to toughen penalties for trafficking and illicit financial flows. They also want part of the money customs services ...
Customs duties account for less than 5% of tax collected in South Africa. Their importance lies in trade policy rather than revenue generation. Their impact is being squandered because of slowness in ...
Customs authorities across West and Central Africa have pledged stronger intelligence-sharing and coordinated enforcement to combat rising cross-border crimes, including smuggling, illicit trafficking ...
Published: November 5, 2026MONROVIA -- Customs intelligence officers from across West and Central Africa are meeting in Liberia this week to speed up how they share information on smugglers and ...