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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa.

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Saharan states call for free trade agreements
17-Mar-2006 People’s Daily
The Saharan states have called for free trade agreements to help the region achieve peace, stability and prosperity.
Southern Africa: SADC hopeful of India, China trade negotiations
17-Mar-2006 The Reporter
Southern African Development Community (SADC) hopes to start trade talks with China and India at the forthcoming SADC Council of Ministers Consultative Conference in Windhoek, Namibia next month.
Kenyan manufacturers receive preferential access to Sudan
7-Mar-2006
Kenya has signed an agreement with the Sudanese government to allow its manufacturers to export some goods duty free to Sudan.
Kenya, Sudan to sign trade pact
2-Mar-2006 The Standard
Kenya and Sudan are set to sign a bilateral trade agreement that may open up the vast Sudanese market to Kenyan entrepreneurs.
Kenya and Venezuela sign bilateral trade agreement
19-Feb-2006
Kenya has signed an agreement with the Venezuela government to enhance bilateral co-operation between the two countries.
Kuwaiti delegation kicks off expert-level trade talks with US counterpart
9-Feb-2006 MENAFN
The Kuwaiti Ambassador praised the level of trade relations between Kuwait and the United States, which is considered Kuwait’s largest trade partner, and expressed Kuwait’s hope that the ongoing trade negotiations would lead to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Sudan: Uganda losing out to FTA countries
7-Feb-2006
Uganda is losing business in the Sudanese market because of its failure to ratify the Free Trade Area of the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (Comesa).
Exporters want fast review of Rwanda, Burundi FTA
29-Jan-2006
The government has crossed the threshold in reviewing the Free Trade Agreement with Rwanda and Burundi.
India, Saudi Arabia sign landmark business deal
26-Jan-2006
India bilateral business and economic ties with Saudi Arabia got a significant boost with the signing of the proposed Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA) and the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement.
Uganda urged to sign free trade pacts with neighbors
25-Jan-2006
Uganda has been urged to sign free trade agreements with Rwanda and Burundi in order to waive customs duties.

    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.