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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa.

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Most favoured nation (MFN) clause, the Africa’s Continental Free-Trade Agreement and the interim Economic Partnership Agreements of Ivory Coast and Ghana
9-Apr-2018 SOL
The MFN clause of their interim Economic Partnership Agreements obliges Ivory Coast and Ghana to extend to the EU the tariff advantages granted in the Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area.
Letter: Gambia is about to pay half a million dollars at the International Settlement Investment Dispute Court
13-Mar-2018 Freedom Newspaper
Shocking information from insiders tells us that the authorities are about to make a payment to the International Settlement of Investment Disputes of nearly US dollars 500,000 as a prepay for the three litigations.
Turkey seeks free trade agreement with ECOWAS
6-Mar-2018 Leadership
Turkish Economy Minister has suggested that a free trade agreement will be a key step to boost business ties between Ankara and the Economic Community of West African States.
Energie: un forum algéro-américain fin janvier à Houston
16-Jan-2018 APS
Le forum offre l’opportunité aux deux pays de réaffirmer leur liens dans le domaine du commerce et de l’investissement.
Kenya moves to secure post-Brexit trade deals with the UK
12-Jan-2018 Business Daily
Kenya has initiated informal bilateral talks with Britain as it seeks to establish a new trade deal to protect its exports to the European market now that Brexit will likely affect duty free access of Kenyan goods to the country.
Government regulatory space in the shadow of BITs: The case of Tanzania’s natural resource regulatory reform
22-Dec-2017 IISD
Tanzania passed three new laws that significantly change the regulatory landscape governing natural resources and the mining sector in particular.
United States and Egypt agree to further trade cooperation
6-Dec-2017 MENAFN
The United States and Egypt discussed ways to further expand fair and reciprocal trade and investment between the two countries.
EU-Africa strategy: An incentive for development?
22-Nov-2017 Euractiv
The focus of the new development strategy is on private investment. For this, African countries should create more attractive framework conditions to attract European donors and provide guarantees and risk protection to private companies.
Morocco negotiates FTA with Mercosur
20-Nov-2017 North Africa Post
Morocco and the Mercosur have recently started technical negotiations to pave the way for the conclusion of a free trade agreement.
Free trade agreements least favoured Ghana
20-Oct-2017 Modern Ghana
Ghana has benefitted little from free trade agreements it has signed over the last decade. The development has also contributed to widening the country’s trade deficit recorded over the period.

    Links

  • African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) legal texts and policy documents
    Tralac’s page on the African Continental Free Trade Area
  • SEATINI Uganda
    The Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) is a regional non-governmental organization founded in 1996 soon after the WTO Singapore Ministerial Conference — mainly focusing on WTO, but also bilateral and regional trade negotiations in Africa.
  • SEATINI Zimbabwe
    The Southern and Eastern African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) is an African initiative to strengthen Africa’s capacity to take a more effective part in the emerging global trading system and to better manage the process of globalization.