Africa & Middle East
Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa and the Middle East.
Articles
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16-Aug-2019 Mondaq African states launch the operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, creating one of the largest common markets in the world
The AfCFTA entered into force on May 30, 2019 for all States that have ratified the Agreement. Trading under the agreement will begin on July 1, 2020. -
9-Aug-2019 MercoPress Boris Johnson talks to Chilean president Piñera about trade and bilateral close links
British prime minister and Chilean president discussed negotiations to modernize the free trade agreement between the UK and Chile. -
9-Aug-2019 Nation News Kenya ties on the table
Barbados is looking to enter into a double taxation agreement and a bilateral investment treaty with Kenya. -
7-Aug-2019 Yahoo África quiere un acuerdo comercial con EEUU; EEUU quiere muchos
Estados Unidos y África tienen puntos de vista distintos sobre su futura relación comercial después de que venza un acuerdo de acceso preferencial en 2025. -
7-Aug-2019 Bloomberg Africa wants one trade deal with the US, the US wants many
The African Union prefers a continent-wide deal with the US while the US wants bilateral deals when AGOA expires. -
29-Jul-2019 Bloomberg Nigeria sets up committee to implement African free-trade deal
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a committee to implement the country’s participation in the African Free Trade Agreement. -
26-Jul-2019 The Namibian Namibia courts Turkey investment
The two countries agreed to hold exploratory talks before the end of the year on the possibility of having negotiations of a trade and economic partnership agreement. -
24-Jul-2019 Journal du Niger AGOA: les États-Unis déclinent un nouveau paradigme commercial avec l’Afrique
Le changement de la politique commerciale des États-Unis avec l’Afrique vise à passer du système préférentiel à d’éventuels « accords bilatéraux et réciproques ». -
15-Jul-2019 VOA Central Africans express mixed reactions to continental free trade area
Analysts and businesspeople in the six-member Central African Economic and Monetary Community say that although the African Continental Free Trade Area brings hope for pan African trade, they are not sure CEMAC will be fully implemented anytime soon. -
12-Jul-2019 DW Les habitants de N’Djamena ne croient pas à la Zlec
Malgré l’entrée en vigueur de l’accord sur la zone de libre échange économique, les commerçants tchadiens sont toujours victimes de tracasseries et d’humiliations à la frontière avec le Cameroun. -
11-Jul-2019 VOA Why Nigerian small manufacturers fear new continental trade deal
Some manufacturers in Nigeria say that wading into the continental market could undermine local players and have negative implications. -
11-Jul-2019 Maroc Hebdo Le Maroc poursuivi par une société de BTP italienne
L’objet du litige concerne le contrat pour la construction du Tunnel des Oudayas, à Rabat, dans le cadre du projet de la vallée Bouregreg. -
11-Jul-2019 Telquel Une zone de libre-échange africaine, pour quoi faire ?
Les détracteurs craignent que la ZLEC expose les pays faiblement industrialisés à un afflux de biens à bas coût, créant une situation de concurrence impossible à soutenir pour les petits producteurs et industriels locaux. -
9-Jul-2019 TASS Iranian president orders to start implementing free trade zone agreement with EAEU
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has tasked the country’s Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade to start implementing the free trade zone agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union. -
8-Jul-2019 SOL Réunion du dialogue de la société civile sur l’Afrique du 28 juin 2019
La préparation de la ZLECAf représente une perte de temps et de ressources pour les Etats africains qui réduira les ressources qui devraient être concentrées sur le renforcement économique et politique des Communautés économiques régionales -
8-Jul-2019 SOL Civil society dialogue on Africa’s meeting of 28 June 2019
The preparation of the AfCFTA represents a waste of time and resources for the African States that will reduce the resources which should be concentrated on economic and political strengthening of the Regional Economic Communities. -
8-Jul-2019 MENAFN Egypt, US to promote greater reciprocal market access for agricultural, industrial goods
Egypt and the United States are seeking ways to promote a greater reciprocal market access for agricultural and industrial goods following the latest talks of the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement . -
8-Jul-2019 Al Jazeera Economic ’game changer’? African leaders launch free-trade zone
African leaders launched a continental free-trade zone that, if successful, would unite 1.3 billion people and create a $3.4 trillion economic bloc. -
8-Jul-2019 France 24 Lancement "historique" de la zone de libre-échange africaine au sommet de l’Union africaine
Les pays de l’Union africaine vont lancer la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (Zlec). Cinquante-quatre pays vont participer à ce marché "historique", qui sera actif d’ici à 2020. -
3-Jul-2019 Jeune Afrique Libre-échange : l’Afrique dans les starting-blocks à Niamey
Deux mois après son entrée en vigueur théorique, l’accord portant création d’une zone de libre‑échange continentale sera au cœur des discussions du sommet de l’Union africaine.
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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.
