AfCFTA
African Continental Free Trade Area
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9-Jan-2019 Le Quotidien
Les Accords de partenariat économique vus et déconstruits par Jacques Berthelot
Jacques Berthelot recommande quatre mesures de bon sens qui requièrent de l’audace politique, notamment de rompre avec l’idéologie néolibérale qui porte atteinte aux initiatives d’intégration en Afrique.
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7-Jan-2019 Monde Diplomatique
Why free trade will be a disaster for Africa
African countries, backed by the EU, want internal and external free trade, which will wreck local agriculture, and rural economies and societies.
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19-Dec-2018 Vanguard
Nations agree to spur trade in East Africa
Members of the East African Community to implement trade facilitation reforms including reducing “non-tariff barriers”.
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10-Dec-2018 Le360
Union Africaine. ZLECA: 13 pays ont déjà ratifié l’accord de libre-échange
Avec la ratification du Togo, ce sont ainsi 13 pays au total qui ont ratifié cet accord de libre-échange.
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8-Nov-2018 Vanguard
Why we are worried over African Free Trade Agreement — Dangote, MAN, LCCI
Business groups have supported the Nigerian Federal Government’s delay in signing the African Continental Free Trade Area, stressing that adequate measure should be put in place to prevent dumping of goods into Nigeria and Africa countries in general.
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2-Nov-2018 Daily Post
Nigeria not in hurry to sign African free trade agreement – Buhari govt
Nigeria’s reluctance in signing the African Free Trade Agreement is based on the commitment to ensure that only what will benefit its economic interest is implemented as a policy.
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26-Oct-2018 Business Daily
World chambers in Nairobi for free trade pact forum
Nairobi will from Tuesday host an African Chambers forum to help fast track realisation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as well as prepare businesses for the block.
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25-Oct-2018 La Tribune
Zone de libre échange africaine : pour Buhari, les chefs d’Etat ont mis la charrue avant les bœufs
Pour le chef d’Etat nigérian, les pays africains auraient mieux fait de promouvoir dans un premier temps la compétitivité de leurs économies et de renforcer l’intégration des marchés, avant de rendre effectif l’accord de libre-échange.
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23-Oct-2018 Project Syndicate
The untapped potential of EU-Africa trade
If the EU is to seize the economic opportunities that Africa offers, it will need to work with the continent’s leaders to forge a new kind of partnership that treats African countries as equals. Simply put, the new EU-Africa relationship must be based on trade, not aid.
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13-Oct-2018 NewsDay
Govt, business consult on Africawide FTA
Government has opened consultations with industry on rules of origin (RoO) for the ambitious African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aimed at promoting duty-free flow of goods and services originating in the bloc.
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12-Sep-2018 La Libre
Afrique: l’UE pour le libre échange
Le président de la Commission européenne a proposé de faire évoluer les nombreux accords commerciaux entre les pays africains et l’UE vers un accord de libre échange de continent à continent.
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12-Sep-2018 RFI
’Moving into the heart of negotiations’ for Africa’s free trade agreement
Some general concerns centre on the potential impact a continental free market could have on particular sectors of national economies.
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12-Sep-2018 Reuters
EU’s Juncker eyes Africa free trade pact
The European Union could one day look to take advantage of African efforts to forge a free trade area within the continent to work toward a comprehensive continent-to-continent free trade agreement.
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4-Sep-2018 China Daily
An FTA between China, African nations will boost global trade
Many have suggested that China and African countries, represented by African Union, should launch a feasibility study on free trade and investment facilitation negotiation.
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28-Aug-2018 TV Bruits
Les accords de libre échange en Afrique
Interview réalisée durant l’Université d’été solidaire et rebelle des mouvements sociaux et citoyens.
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14-Aug-2018 Punch
Should Buhari sign the African Continental Free Trade deal?
Six analyses from economists and stakeholders.
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1-Aug-2018 Africa News
Eritrea, Nigeria, G-Bissau yet to commit to Africa free trade deal
According to the African Union Commission chairperson, Nigeria, Eritrea and Guinea Bissau have made no commitment to the AU’s Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) signed in Kigali in March 2018.
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1-Aug-2018 La Tribune Afrique
L’Afrique à l’épreuve du libre-échange et de l’intégration commerciale
Partagé entre protectionnistes et partisans du libre-échange, le continent se trouve à un tournant en matière de doctrine économique. Mais que gagnerait véritablement l’Afrique à davantage s’intégrer commercialement ?
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26-Jul-2018 Vanguard
African free trade agreement splits private sector groups
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria urges the government not to bow to pressure into signing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement without addressing the concerns raised by stakeholders.
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25-Jul-2018 Punch
Africa free trade not for Nigeria now
Because Nigeria does not quite have the infrastructure and capacity to efficiently manufacture most of its consumer needs, AfCFTA may stunt Nigeria’s quest to migrate from perpetually exporting primary goods and importing manufactured products, for which labour suffers the most assault.
