The processes of globalization and liberalization have introduced forces that imperfectly are understood. Africa’s public policy in international fora is often largely determined ad hoc and influenced by contingent factors. Africa and the developing world are still mostly takers, and not makers, of international decisions that affect their economies and people. More often than not, African governments sign international trade agreements without adequate information or analysis; and for various reasons African governments are constrained from making collective action on trade and development matters. The above factors are compounded by the fact that there is still limited participation of key stakeholders in these global processes. SEATINI- The Organization The Southern and East African Trade Information and Negotiation Institute (SEATINI) is a regional non-governmental organization founded in 1996 soon after the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Singapore Ministerial Conference