When will the U.S.-Canada border reopen?

What we do know: It’ll be fully-vaccinated Canadians only who can skip the quarantine, and there will still be plenty of checks and balances. What we don’t know: Almost everything else. After 15 months of near total shutdown, there are millions of Canadians anxious to see family they have missed, take […]

Why the extent of intra-African trade is much higher than commonly believed—and what this means for the AfCFTA

Intra-African trade is widely perceived as low compared to other regions of the world, an argument made ad nauseum in both academic and policymaking circles. Some observers are especially disparaging about its potential. One recent textbook on African economic development (Cramer et al., 2020:65) claims that: “Despite decades of negotiations and agreements within subregions and [...]

Baarle: The town where borders run riot

In Baarle, a town on the Belgian-Dutch border, national borders run through private homes, restaurants, cafes, museums and galleries. That has both advantages and drawbacks. The border in Baarle is clearly marked — and it needs to be Red-brick houses, barns with big gates, tidy streets — at first glance, the [...]

Kenya-Ethiopia Opens One-Stop-Border-Post

Addis Abeba – Moyale, June 08/2021 – Today marks the start of Moyale Border operating as a One Stop Border Post (OSBP), as the Government border regulatory officials from Kenya and Ethiopia came together to commence operations. This means that, the border regulatory officials clearing traffic, cargo and persons from both Ethiopia […]

Celebration of African Border Day

Addis Ababa, 7 June 2021: The African Union and its Member States are celebrating the 11th edition of the African Border Day under the theme, “Arts, Culture and Heritage: Levers for Building the Africa We Want”. This statutory commemoration is held in the context of the implementation of the African Union Border Programme […]