Africa & Middle East
Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa and the Middle East.
Articles
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18-Apr-2018 Jeune Afrique La Zone de libre-échange continentale, miracle ou mirage ?
L’Afrique doit encore trouver des alternatives à la mondialisation de type néolibéral. -
13-Apr-2018 This Day Nigeria may lose over 60% port revenue to AfCFTA, common ECOWAS tariff
The implementation of common ECOWAS tariff will make Nigeria lose businesses because it means that once a tariff is paid in one country, no other tariff will be paid in any other country in West Africa. -
12-Apr-2018 Lusaka Times Zambia will only sign up for African Free Trade Area after thorough engagements with local stakeholders
Trade Minister welcomes collaborations from various partners to create awareness and prepare the private sector and the common man for the agreement. -
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. -
10-Apr-2018 Arab News US-Bahrain food export agreement signed
Bahrain has agreed to continue to recognize US safety certifications for American food and agriculture exports to the Gulf nation. -
10-Apr-2018 All Africa Ghana: Government moves to deepen bilateral trade with Japan
The Finance Ministry of Ghana is leading a business delegation to Japan, expecting to boost bilateral trade and economic relations with Japan and to conclude the Ghana Japan Bilateral Investment Treaty. -
9-Apr-2018 SOL Clause de la Nation la plus favorisée, Zone continentale de libre-échange et APE intérimaires de Côte d’Ivoire et du Ghana
La clause de la nation la plus favorisée de leurs Accords de Partenariat Economique intérimaires oblige la Côte d’Ivoire et le Ghana à étendre à l’UE les avantages tarifaires consentis dans la Zone de libre-échange continentale. -
9-Apr-2018 SOL Most favoured nation (MFN) clause, the Africa’s Continental Free-Trade Agreement and the interim Economic Partnership Agreements of Ivory Coast and Ghana
The MFN clause of their interim Economic Partnership Agreements obliges Ivory Coast and Ghana to extend to the EU the tariff advantages granted in the Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area. -
6-Apr-2018 Le Faso Union Africaine et Accord-cadre de libre-échange : Pas décisif ou pas de Sisyphe ?
Accord de libre-échange en Afrique ou pour l’Afrique ? Accord pour autrui ou Accord pour les Africains ? Accords des Africains ou Accord d’autrui sous mains africaines ? -
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 -
3-Apr-2018 RFI L’envers du libre-échange…
En l’état actuel de l’économie africaine, les pays produisent peu et n’ont rien à vendre, ou si peu, en dehors des matières premières, des ressources naturelles qu’ils exportent. -
3-Apr-2018 Maghreb Emergent L’Argentine veut conclure un accord de libre-échange avec le Maroc (MAE argentin)
L’Argentine veut conclure un accord de libre-échange avec le Maroc pour renforcer les relations commerciales entre les deux pays, a affirmé à Rabat, le ministre argentin des Affaires étrangères, Jorge Faurie. -
3-Apr-2018 North Africa Post Argentina shows interest in FTA with Morocco
Argentina is interested in signing a free trade agreement with Morocco in order to foster bilateral trade, said Argentinian Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie who is on a visit to Rabat. -
29-Mar-2018 L’Humanité Afrique. Un marché commun… pour échanger quoi ?
L’accord de Kigali créant une zone de libre-échange continentale implique des poids lourds comme l’Afrique du Sud, l’Égypte, le Kenya ou l’Algérie, mais le géant nigérian ne l’a pas signé. -
29-Mar-2018 Daily Nation African free trade, China’s ‘Silk Road’ big window for continent
China, being Africa’s largest trading partner, is a key factor and beneficiary of the continent’s development. -
28-Mar-2018 Afrique Expansion Ces accords commerciaux qui ne changent rien pour l’Afrique
L’AGOA avec les Etats-Unis, l’APE avec l’Union européenne ou l’APIE avec le Canada, les pays africains enchaînent les accords, mais l’impact sur le commerce international reste négligeable. -
28-Mar-2018 Tralac African Continental Free Trade Area: questions & answers
Compiled by the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in association with the African Union Commission -
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. -
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. -
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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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.
