$409M
In Trade Contracts
for grain and pulses signed at a single regional forum in Tanzania in 2024
Source: USAID ERRA Report (2023–2024)
Trade | Connectivity | Prosperity
Unlocking Africa's Trade Potential Through Strategic Partnerships
We work with governments, businesses, and development partners to build faster, smarter, greener and more inclusive trade systems across Africa, creating opportunities that strengthen economies, empower communities and improve lives.
15+African Countries
6Strategic Portfolios
16+Years of Impact
Creating Pathways to Prosperity Through Trade
100+
Trade Systems Digitalised
in public and private sector between 2010 and 2024, cutting average transaction costs by 50%
Source: EDI Global Independent Evaluation of TMA ICT Projects, 202421
Border Posts
in Africa modernised to one stop border posts between 2011 to 2024
Source: TMA Annual Review Report, 2024$2B
In trade value supported
through 74 harmonised EAC Standards including 41 gazetted for edible oils
Source: TMA, Annual Review Report, 202450K+
Traders Moved
to formal trade between 2018 and 2024 via cooperatives against a target of 20,000. 23% increase in incomes
Source: Women in Trade End-Term Evaluation, 202451%
Faster Ports
with Mombasa port’s cargo dwell time cut by more than half, boosting efficiency and flow
Source: Northern Corridor Transport Observatory, 2022Delivering Change Through Strategic Action
Through six strategic portfolios, we create the systems, infrastructure and opportunities that enable trade to thrive across Africa.
Trade & Investment Environment
TMA takes a multi-level approach, addressing the three key levels of coordination necessary: continental, regional, and national.
Resilient & Inclusive Trade
Trade facilitation enables vulnerable groups to adapt during a crisis, while addressing the underlying causes of such crises.
Quality & Value of Traded Goods
Harmonising Standards, Sanitary and Phytosanitary frameworks significantly enhances efficiency in trade flows.
Digital Trade Systems
Modernising customs and cross-border trade systems so that businesses spend less time on paperwork and more time innovating and growing.
Physical Connectivity: Ports, Borders, Roads
Improving roads, ports, borders and trade corridors to move goods faster and reduce the cost of doing business.
Greening Trade
Promoting sustainable logistics, cutting emissions on trade corridors, and supporting practical innovations while boosting trade across borders.
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Our role
For 16 years TradeMark Africa has worked with governments, the private sector and communities to make trade flow more freely across the continent.
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How we work
We focus on results that can be measured, and on those measured in ways beyond numbers. Independent evaluation guides every programme we run.
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Our story
Founded in 2010 to grow prosperity in East Africa through trade, now operating across 15+ countries in four regions of the continent.
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