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17-Jan-2024 Agence Ecofin
Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine : 24 nouveaux pays rejoindront « l’initiative de commerce guidé » en 2024
Vingt-quatre nouveaux pays africains rejoindront cette année l’initiative de commerce guidé, qui a déjà permis à sept pays du continent (Ghana, Cameroun, Rwanda, Kenya, Maurice, Egypte et Tanzanie) d’entamer leurs échanges commerciaux dans le cadre des conditions préférentielles de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf) en 2023.
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17-Jan-2024 CREDENDO
The USA’s removal of Uganda, Niger, Gabon and the Central Africa Republic from the AGOA has only a limited impact
The USA’s removal of Uganda, Niger, Gabon and the Central African Republic from the AGOA has only a limited impact.
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17-Jan-2024 Punch
24 more African countries join AfCFTA pilot initiative – Report
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement received a significant boost as twenty-four more countries join the Guided Trade Initiative, moving the continent closer to fully integrating into a single market.
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15-Jan-2024 News24
US agrees preliminary deal with Africa on extending AGOA by 10 years, says Patel
The US has reached preliminary agreement with African nations to extend their preferential trade access by another decade, pending approval by Congress, South Africa’s trade minister said.
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15-Jan-2024 Inside Climate News
How wealthy corporations use investment agreements to extract millions from developing countries
When Ecuador placed a windfall tax on foreign oil operations, French and U.S. companies filed claims—and were awarded more than $800 million.
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11-Jan-2024 Business Insider Africa
Africa Collective in partnership with the AfCFTA secretariat to convene key African & global decision makers in Davos during annual luncheon
Following a successful inaugural Luncheon in 2023, Africa Collective in partnership with the AfCFTA Secretariat will once again be organizing its annual Closing & Outlook Luncheon in Davos on 18 January 2024 from 12:30 noon to 2:30 pm, during the time of the World Economic Forum.
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11-Jan-2024 Jeune Afrique
APE, Aleca, Agoa… Comment l’Afrique peut résister aux puissances mondiales
Le lancement sans discussion de la taxe carbone aux frontières européennes rappelle la position de sujétion des États africains aux règles commerciales décidées par les puissances mondiales.
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11-Jan-2024 The Guardian
Customs, AfCFTA lament low intra-African trade volume
The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has lamented the low trade volume in Africa and the stagnant growth in the continent’s trade.
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11-Jan-2024 Gulf Business
UAE concludes CEPA negotiations with Congo-Brazzaville
The UAE has completed bilateral trade negotiations with Congo-Brazzaville, the second Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) agreement with an African state in a week.
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11-Jan-2024 ENA
Ethiopia working aggressively to finalize its accession to WTO, implement AfCFTA
Ethiopia is aggressively working to finalize its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the coming three years, Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, Gebremeskel Chala remarked.
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10-Jan-2024 GBC
African governments to consider charter to facilitate trade
The Africa Private Sector Summit has called on African governments to consider the adoption of a Charter on Private Sector Bill of Rights to facilitate the emergence of an enabling environment for trade and investment on the continent.
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10-Jan-2024 The Reporter
Ethiopia cautious over potential revenue losses under AfCFTA
Ethiopia’s trade negotiators are taking cautious steps to minimize revenue losses from the impending full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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10-Jan-2024 Africa Forbes
The potential impact of AfCFTA on social security and inclusive development
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been touted as the key to unlocking the continent’s economic fortunes. Yet, in a continent that grapples with extreme poverty and inequality, what does this tangibly mean?
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10-Jan-2024 The East African
How Uganda AGOA ban impacts East Africa investments
The decision by the Biden administration to kick out Uganda from its African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) programme could have far-reaching consequences on the investment climate in the East African region.
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10-Jan-2024 Africa Forbes
AGOA trade program adjustments: what they could mean for US-Africa relations amid global power shifts
The United States’ recent modifications to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) signal a significant shift in its trade relations with Africa, intertwined with broader geopolitical implications and the emerging contest for influence on the continent. Experts weigh in.
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10-Jan-2024 CDR
USD 12 billion dispute decided in Tunisia’s favour
A wrangle over a shareholding in a Tunisian bank which dates back to the 1980s has finally been resolved in arbitration.
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9-Jan-2024 Daily News
Tanzania signs Samoa agreement
TANZANIA government has signed new partnership agreement with the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union (EU) with its member states.
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9-Jan-2024 Yabiladi
Algeria wants to create a free trade zone with Mauritania
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune chaired a council of ministers on Sunday, December 24. The Head of State ordered the Prime Minister, Nadir Larbaoui, to launch an in-depth study for the creation of a free trade zone with Mauritania.
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9-Jan-2024 The East African
US formally removes Uganda from AGOA
The United States has officially struck off Uganda and three other African countries as beneficiaries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), effectively ending Kampala’s ability to export certain commodities to the US duty-free.
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9-Jan-2024 BNN
Egypt nears completion of free trade agreement with Eurasian Economic Union
In a significant stride towards economic integration, Egypt is nearing final negotiations to establish a free trade zone with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).