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TradeSmart Consult Ltd, Nairobi (2026)

29/09/2026

Kicking off two weeks of capacity building at the Nimule–Elegu Border! 🇸🇸🇺🇬

TradeSmart Consult Ltd is pleased to commence a two-week training programme at the Nimule border between South Sudan and Uganda, supported by TradeMark Africa

The programme brings together cross-border traders, border officials and local leadership to strengthen skills, improve understanding of border processes, and promote more efficient and inclusive cross-border trade.

Beyond training, the sessions will provide an opportunity to listen to traders and border stakeholders, identify operational bottlenecks, and generate practical recommendations for making the Nimule–Elegu border more efficient, responsive and trader-friendly.

We look forward to two weeks of learning, dialogue and practical solutions!

09/09/2026

From Strength to Scale: What Does It Take for Women-Led Businesses to Grow?

Today in Nairobi, the Graça Machel Trust Women Creating Wealth (WCW) Kenya Programme celebrated the achievements of its Kenyan cohort at the WCW Kenya Country Impact & Certification Forum—bringing together women entrepreneurs and key ecosystem stakeholders to celebrate progress, connect and look ahead to the next chapter of growth.

As the Market Access Partner to the Graça Machel Trust, TradeSmart Consult is proud to be part of this journey.

Our Executive Director, Dr. Rose Ronoh, joined the “From Strength to Scale” panel, moderated by Jane Mbinya Muia, Senior Investment Officer at Afrishela, alongside:

• Maureen Chogo, Registrar of MSEs, Micro and Small Enterprises Authority (MSEA)
• Marie-Lou Dibwe Okoko MBA, Founder & CEO, JJH Group (Pty) Ltd
• Joram Mwinamo, Co-Founder & CEO, SNDBX

The discussion explored a fundamental question: What do women-led businesses need to move from early-stage growth to sustainable scale?

The answer goes beyond certification.

Women entrepreneurs need access to markets, finance, investment, strategic partnerships, digital tools, market intelligence, strong systems and the networks that can help them convert business potential into real economic opportunity.

For TradeSmart, this is particularly important.

Market access is the bridge between enterprise development and scale.

Businesses need more than capacity building. They need to reach buyers, enter new markets, build commercial partnerships and understand how to navigate opportunities across Kenya, Africa and international markets.

The message from the forum was therefore powerful: graduation is not the end of the journey—it is the beginning of the next phase of growth.

Congratulations to the WCW Kenya cohort on this important milestone. 💐

And congratulations to the Graça Machel Trust, Afrishela, MSEA and all ecosystem partners working to ensure that women-owned and women-led businesses have the support they need to grow, scale and create lasting economic impact.

At TradeSmart, we are excited to play our part in taking these businesses from strength to scale and from opportunity to markets.

04/09/2026

🌍 TradeSmart Consult is delighted to announce a new assignment along one of Africa’s most strategically important trade corridors.

In partnership with BK Invest Group, a DRC-based firm, TradeSmart has been contracted by TradeMark Africa to undertake a Regulatory Assessment and Analysis of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) to trade between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola along the Lobito Corridor.

The assignment will examine the regulatory environment and identify non-tariff barriers that affect the movement of goods and cross-border trade between the DRC and Angola, with a focus on the Lobito Corridor.

This is an important intervention at a time when Africa is seeking to deepen intra-African trade, strengthen regional value chains and reduce the costs and barriers that make cross-border commerce difficult for African businesses.

The Lobito Corridor has significant potential to facilitate trade and connect businesses and markets across the region. Understanding and addressing the regulatory and non-tariff barriers along the corridor is therefore critical to unlocking that potential.

We are particularly pleased to undertake this work with BK Invest Group, bringing together TradeSmart’s experience in trade facilitation and regional integration with strong local expertise from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

We look forward to working with TradeMark Africa and stakeholders in both countries to generate practical evidence and recommendations that can contribute to more efficient, predictable and inclusive cross-border trade along the Lobito Corridor.

Trade corridors only deliver their full potential when businesses can actually move, trade and grow.

That is the work.

🌍 Making African trade work better.

21/08/2026

⚡ Expanding Our Energy & Sustainability Practice

We are proud to share that our Executive Director, Dr. Rose Ronoh, recently completed a 5-day Energy Manager Course offered by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) in partnership with the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA).

The training is part of TradeSmart Consult’s preparations to launch our Energy, Environment, Carbon Credits & Occupational Safety (OSHA) Business Unit.

TradeSmart has already been implementing policy and advisory consultancies in the energy sector, and we are now taking the next step: strengthening our technical capacity and expanding our ability to deliver practical, multidisciplinary solutions.

Our emerging energy practice will cover:

⚡ Energy management and energy efficiency
☀️ Renewable energy and clean energy transitions
🏭 Energy audits and resource efficiency
🌍 Climate, environment and sustainability
♻️ Carbon credits and carbon market assessments
📊 ESG assessments and reporting
👩🏾‍💼 Gender and energy
💡 Energy access and energy poverty
🏘️ Inclusive and affordable clean energy solutions
🛡️ Occupational health and safety (OSHA)
📑 Energy policy, regulation and institutional strengthening

We recognise that the energy transition is not only about technology and infrastructure. It is also about people, affordability, access, livelihoods and inclusion.

Women, low-income households, SMEs and communities experiencing energy poverty must be part of the conversation—and part of the solutions.

As we build this practice, TradeSmart will be recruiting experienced professionals and technical specialists to join multidisciplinary teams undertaking energy audits, safety inspections, renewable energy assessments, carbon credit evaluations, ESG assignments, gender and energy studies, energy access assessments and related technical work.

Our ambition is to bring together policy expertise, technical knowledge, gender and inclusion, private sector development and sustainability to support Africa’s transition towards cleaner, more inclusive and sustainable energy systems.

We are building the expertise today for the energy challenges of tomorrow. ⚡🌍

10/08/2026

East Africa’s Next Trade Frontier: Exporting Services

TradeSmart Consult is proud to have delivered the technical consultancy for the Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on Strengthening Services Exports in East Africa, held in Kampala, Uganda, on 5–6 August 2026.

Commissioned by the East African Business Council (EABC) in partnership with GIZ through the LIFTED Project, the two-day workshop brought together Trade and Investment Support Institutions, Export Promotion Agencies, Investment Promotion Authorities and regional institutions from across the EAC.

TradeSmart’s Dr. Rose Ronoh served as Lead Trainer, guiding institutions through practical approaches to strengthening their capacity to identify, develop and support export-ready service enterprises.

The case for services exports is compelling.

Services account for 50–60% of GDP across East African Community Partner States, yet the region continues to face significant barriers to unlocking its services export potential—including regulatory fragmentation, limited market intelligence, weak trade-in-services data and insufficient institutional coordination.

For TradeSmart, this assignment reinforced an important conviction:

East Africa’s services economy will only reach its potential when institutions have the capacity, tools and partnerships to turn policy commitments into real export opportunities for businesses.

From professional and business services to ICT, tourism, education, creative industries and other digitally enabled services, the region has significant untapped potential to compete in regional and global markets.

TradeSmart is proud to be contributing to this agenda by strengthening the institutions that support Africa’s next generation of exporters.

We don’t just advise on trade. We build the capacity that makes trade happen.

09/08/2026

TradeSmart Consult and USSIA Sign Strategic Cooperation MOU in Kampala 🇺🇬🤝🇰🇪

This week in Kampala, TradeSmart Consult Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Uganda Small Scale Industries Association (USSIA) to strengthen strategic cooperation in trade, private sector development, MSME development and related programmes in Uganda and across East Africa.

The partnership brings together two complementary strengths: USSIA’s deep roots in Uganda’s MSME and private sector ecosystem and TradeSmart’s technical expertise, regional networks and experience in trade, regional integration, private sector development, digital trade, institutional strengthening and capacity development.

TradeSmart’s commitment to Uganda is already well established. TradeSmart is registered and operational in Uganda, with a dedicated team on the ground, and is currently implementing an assignment supporting cross-border traders at the Nimule border, further strengthening our practical understanding of Uganda’s trade ecosystem and the realities faced by businesses operating across borders.

Under the MOU, USSIA and TradeSmart will collaborate to identify and develop opportunities, mobilize resources and implement programmes that strengthen MSME competitiveness, expand market access, promote inclusive trade, support women and youth entrepreneurs, advance digital trade and contribute to the EAC and AfCFTA integration agendas.

The partnership will also provide a platform for joint business development, including consulting assignments, programmes, tenders, grants, research, policy work, institutional strengthening and capacity development.

For TradeSmart, this is about more than signing an MOU. It is about building strong African partnerships that combine local knowledge with regional expertise to create tangible opportunities for businesses, institutions and communities.

We are excited about what TradeSmart and USSIA can build together in Uganda and beyond.

Here’s to stronger partnerships, stronger businesses and a more integrated East African economy. 🇺🇬🇰🇪🌍

19/07/2026

🌍 TradeSmart Commences New GIZ Consultancy on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

We are pleased to be supporting the GIZ Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) Programme through a new consultancy focused on the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) dimensions of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

The EUDR marks a significant shift in global agricultural trade by requiring products placed on the European Union market to be sourced from deforestation-free supply chains. As implementation gathers pace, African producers, exporters, governments, and support institutions are preparing to respond to new sustainability and traceability requirements.

While these changes present compliance challenges, they also offer an opportunity to strengthen sustainable production systems and ensure that women, youth, smallholder farmers, and other marginalized groups are not left behind in the transition.

As part of this assignment, TradeSmart will adapt training materials to African contexts, develop practical learning tools, and deliver a Training of Trainers programme that will equip institutions across Africa to support inclusive and effective EUDR implementation.

With sustainability standards increasingly shaping international trade, building local capacity has never been more timely. We look forward to contributing to stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive agricultural value chains across the continent.

13/07/2026

Strategic Partnerships Driving Africa’s Energy Future

TradeSmart Consult Ltd today convened a strategic meeting with BK Investment Group (DRC) and CSI International to strengthen our collaboration on renewable energy, infrastructure, and regional trade initiatives across Africa.

Our partnership is already delivering results. Together with CSI International, we are implementing GIZ-supported renewable energy studies for Kenya’s manufacturing sector and recently completed a Renewable Energy Strategy for the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar under the Horizon3000 programme.

In collaboration with BK Investment Group, we are also exploring opportunities along the Lobito Corridor, supporting trade facilitation, infrastructure development, and investment across Southern and Central Africa.

Looking ahead, the consortium is positioning itself to support the COMESA ASCENT Programme (2026–2030)—a US$5 billion World Bank-supported initiative expected to provide sustainable energy access to 100 million people across Eastern and Southern Africa while leveraging an additional US$10 billion in public and private investment. The programme presents one of Africa’s largest opportunities for renewable energy, mini-grids, clean cooking, project preparation, and energy infrastructure development. (⁠COMESA)

Together, we are committed to delivering not only high-impact consulting services but also investment-ready projects and transformative energy infrastructure that will accelerate Africa’s sustainable development.

09/06/2026

🚀 PROJECT KICK-OFF ANNOUNCEMENT

TradeSmart Consult is pleased to announce the commencement of our consultancy with the East African Business Council (EABC) under the LIFTED Programme, implemented in partnership with GIZ

Over the coming weeks, TradeSmart will design and deliver a regional capacity-building programme for Trade and Investment Support Institutions (TISIs) across the East African Community (EAC), aimed at strengthening services export promotion, market access, digital trade readiness, institutional coordination, and support for export-ready enterprises.

The assignment will include a rapid diagnostic assessment, development of practical training tools and resources, delivery of a regional training programme, and post-training coaching to support implementation and institutional learning.

We are honoured to contribute to strengthening the region’s capacity to promote services exports and unlock new opportunities for businesses, women entrepreneurs, and youth-led enterprises across East Africa.

We look forward to working closely with EABC, the LIFTED Programme, and partner institutions throughout this exciting journey.

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