African Union
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24-May-2018 ICTSD
Ratification of African Continental Free Trade Area gets underway
African Continental Free Trade Area signatories are now beginning the ratification process, while also looking at the technical work needed to make the area a reality.
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20-Apr-2018
ZLEC - Texte consolidé (mars 2018)
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20-Apr-2018
AfCFTA - Consolidated text (March 2018)
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4-Apr-2018 bilaterals.org
Interview with Ndongo Samba Sylla
Dr Ndongo Samba Sylla is an economist, researcher and programme officer at the Office for West Africa at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. In this interview, he analyses the African Continental Free Trade Area
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27-Mar-2018 Fin24
SA wants more clarity before signing African free trade plan
The SA government wants more clarity on details related to the African Continent Free Trade Area. Unions warned that the agreement could lead to job losses.
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26-Mar-2018 La Nouvelle Tribune
Zone de libre-échange continentale (Zlec) : Moïse Kérékou critique le projet
Pour le diplomate, l’Union Africaine est en train de mettre la charrue avant les bœufs avec ce projet. Elle n’a pas appris selon lui, des problèmes d’intégration qui se posent au niveau des Communautés Economiques Régionales.
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23-Mar-2018 Malaysian Digest
African Union plans another summit In July for countries unsure about FTA
The African Union is to hold another summit in Mauritania in July when countries with reservations about signing the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement can make their choice.
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22-Mar-2018 Capital News
44 African nations sign pact establishing free trade area: AU
The creation of a free trade area — billed as the world’s largest in terms of participating countries — comes after two years of negotiations, and is one of the AU’s flagship projects for greater African integration.
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22-Mar-2018 RFI
UA: 44 pays signent un accord pour une Zone de libre-échange continental
Un projet en négociation depuis 2015 et qui ne fait pas encore l’unanimité puisque certains poids lourds comme le Nigeria ont besoin de consultations approfondies.
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20-Mar-2018 Prensa Latina
Uganda will not sign either African free trade agreement soon
It is not yet clear why Museveni decided to cancel the trip, but local commentators believe that this suggests the deterioration of relations between Kigali and Kampala.
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19-Mar-2018 Africa News
Le Nigeria suspend sa participation à l’accord de libre-échange de l’Union Africaine
Le président nigérian a annoncé qu’il ne se rendrait pas au Rwanda, où est prévu un Sommet extraordinaire de l’Union Africaine, parce que certains actionnaires nigérians ont fait savoir qu’ils n’ont pas été consultés.
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19-Mar-2018 Yahoo
Nigeria skips African summit in blow to free trade deal
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will not attend the African Union summit in Rwanda because certain key stakeholders in Nigeria indicated that they had not been consulted.
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13-Mar-2018 Webmanagercenter
La Zone de libre-échange continentale sera lancée le 21 mars 2018 à Kigali
Cette décision intervient à l’issue de la réunion des ministres du Commerce de l’Union africaine qui s’est tenue les 8 et 9 mars à Kigali.
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7-Mar-2018 bilaterals.org
Interview de Ndongo Samba Sylla
Dr Ndongo Samba Sylla est économiste, chargé de programmes et de recherche au bureau Afrique de l’Ouest de la Fondation Rosa Luxemburg. Il analyse la Zone de libre-échange continentale.
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12-Feb-2018 SUNS
Extraordinary summit to be held on Africa’s CFTA this March
An extraordinary summit of the African Union is scheduled to be held in Kigali, Rwanda on 21 March 2018 to consider and sign the Framework Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA).
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8-Jan-2018 All Africa
Rwanda: AU summit to discuss continental free trade area agreement - Official
The upcoming 30th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government from January 28 to 29 is expected to receive a progress report on the status of negotiations of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
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30-Nov-2017 Forum citoyen Afrique Europe
Declaration Forum citoyen Afrique Europe
En marge du 5ème sommet Union européenne Union africaine qui se tiendra du 29 au 30 novembre 2017 à Abidjan, les organisations de la société civile, les mouvements sociaux et syndicaux de 16 pays africains et de 7 pays européens se sont donnés rendez-vous.
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4-Mar-2017 SAT PR
The African Union Commission is hosting the 5th meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum (CFTA-NF)
The meeting will be adopting the modalities that will guide the negotiations in Tariff liberalization and Trade in Services liberalization
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1-Feb-2017 Pulse
African leaders agree deal on continental free trade
This agreement is in furtherance of the commitment made by African leaders in Addis Ababa in 2012 towards the establishment of the CFTA.
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28-Jan-2017 Maghreb Emergent
La Zone de libre-échange continentale, une priorité à l’agenda 2017 de l’Union africaine
L’Union africaine a une tâche majeure cette année : l’adoption de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine.
