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13-Dec-2018 Africa News
South Africa deposits the instrument of ratification of the agreement establishing the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA)
The deposit of the instrument means that South Africa has formally and legally committed to the TFTA.
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11-Oct-2018 Tralac
COMESA welcomes SA’s ratification of the Tripartite FTA
South Africa has ratified the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement, becoming the fourth country to do so after Egypt, Uganda and Kenya. 10 more ratifications are now needed for the Agreement to enter into force.
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28-Jun-2018 Daily Monitor
Slow progress on Tripartite Free Trade Area hurting trade
The slow pace at which member states of the Tripartite Free Trade Area Agreement (TFTA) are committing to the bloc, has derailed the enforcement of the treaty and trade in one of Africa’s largest economic zones.
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15-May-2018 Business Daily
Kenya rejects China-EAC trade pact
Kenya will not sign a free trade agreement that China has been negotiating with the East African Community (EAC) partner States since 2016.
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11-May-2018 Journal du Cameroun
S/African gov’t approves African tripartite FTA pact, industrial action plan
The TFTA seeks to establish an enlarged market involving 27 member countries from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community and Southern African Development Community.
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10-Apr-2018 Daily Monitor
Free trade and its pitfalls: Lessons for Africa
Despite having several trade and investment agreements from 1975, the inability for Africa to build substantial productive capacity has in effect rendered the continent a net importer, unable to meet even its own food requirements.
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1-Mar-2018 Standard Media
Setback for Kenya as regional heads dig in on EPA deal
East African leaders call for further negotiations on EPA with their European counterparts.
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26-Feb-2018 GRAIN
"Trade agreements do not build us" an interview with Justus Lavi
Under EPAs, small-scale farmers are disadvantaged.
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26-Feb-2018 GRAIN
Entretien avec Justus Lavi Mwololo, Secrétaire Général National du Forum des petits agriculteurs du Kenya
Une fois que le lait en provenance du Danemark commencera à envahir l’Afrique et le Kenya, cela voudra dire que nos petits paysans, qui sont dépendants des ventes journalières perdront leur marché.
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1-Feb-2018 Xinhua
Botswana signs tripartite free trade area agreement
Botswana signed a tripartite free trade area agreement which marked a milestone in the trade agenda of the African Union.
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1-Dec-2017 KBC
Standoff between Burundi, EU delays signing of EPA
A standoff between Burundi and the European Union over political sanctions is set to further delay the signing and ratification of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the East African Community.
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11-Oct-2017 All Africa
Burundi Government urges EU to remove sanctions
First-vice speaker of Burundi Senate said Burundi will not have the courage to ratify the Economic Partnership Agreement in the context of economic sanctions imposed against it.
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9-Oct-2017 Defi Media
Commerce : Maurice se joint à une zone de libre-échange tripartite régionale
Maurice se joint à trois blocs régionaux : le Marché commun de l’Afrique orientale et australe, la Communauté d’Afrique de l’Est et la Communauté de développement d’Afrique australe en vue d’une union douanière unique.
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2-Oct-2017 All Africa
East Africa: Fate of trade deal expected in Nov
A decision on whether all the East African Community partner states will sign the European Union-EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be known in November during the Heads of State Summit.
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29-Sep-2017 Journal du Cameroun
EU-EAC Economic partnership negotiation underway in Brussels
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni who is also the current chairman of the East African Community (EAC) arrives in Brussels, Belgium with a delegation from the EAC member states to discuss the issue of the Economic Partnership Agreements.
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28-Sep-2017 Standard
Kenya in last-ditch effort to persuade Tanzania to sign EPA
Kenya will take its case to the European Union in Brussels in a last-ditch effort to garner support for the Economic Partnership Agreement deal.
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13-Sep-2017 GRAIN
La nueva cara del colonialismo: los acuerdos de asociación económica entre la Unión Europea y África
Un nuevo informe captura voces de diferentes ámbitos del continente africano que nos hablan de los devastadores efectos de los Acuerdos de Asociación Económica impulsados por la Unión Europea.
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22-Aug-2017 GRAIN
A nova face do colonialismo: os Acordos de Parceria Económica da UE com a África
Apesar de pouco divulgado, o APE tem enfrentado uma oposição contínua em muitos países da ACP, sobretudo por causa dos seus efeitos devastadores sobre pequenos agricultores.
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22-Aug-2017 GRAIN
Les habits neuf du colonialisme : les accords de partenariat économique entre l’UE et l’Afrique
Un nouveau rapport de GRAIN donne la parole à plusieurs pays du continent africain qui déplorent les effets désastreux de l’Accord de partenariat économique sur la souveraineté alimentaire et l’agriculture paysanne.
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22-Aug-2017 GRAIN
Colonialism’s new clothes: The EU’s Economic Partnership Agreements with Africa
Though not highly publicised, the EPA has faced continued opposition from across the ACP countries, not least because of its devastating effect on small scale farmers. A new report from GRAIN goes into the details in Africa.
