Africa & Middle East
Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa and the Middle East.
Articles
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25-Apr-2019 Egypt Today Egypt, EAEU seek establishing free trade zone
The talks took up the issues of customs cooperation, trade movement and rules of origin along with competition and prevention of monopoly. -
16-Apr-2019 Project Syndicate Will free trade make Africans sick?
African governments must act immediately to address the AfCFTA’s potential negative implications for Africans’ health. -
12-Apr-2019 Hogan Lovels The African single market takes a step forward as the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement becomes a reality
As a second step, negotiators will focus on rules pertaining to intellectual property rights, competition policy and investment, which they aim to finalise by June 2020. -
8-Apr-2019 Al Jazeera Will Africa’s historic free trade agreement succeed?
The African Union agreed last year to create a free trade zone on the continent but Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, isn’t on board with the agreement. -
8-Apr-2019 Commodo Africa Au Nigeria, les agriculteurs tournent le dos au traité de libre-échange continental
L’accord sur la Zone de libre échange continentale africaine (ZLEC) augmenterait le chômage des agriculteurs et des travailleurs agricoles au Nigéria, selon l’association nationale des négociants nigérians (NANTS). -
5-Apr-2019 All Africa Africa: How soon can the Continental Free Trade Agreement be implemented?
Among the key issues where negotiations are still needed include the rules of origin, non-tariff barriers, structure of implementation, schedule of concessions and tariff books. -
4-Apr-2019 Jeune Afrique Libre-échange : la signature gambienne amorce l’entrée en vigueur du futur marché commun
Depuis l’approbation du Parlement gambien, le 2 avril, vingt-deux États auront bientôt ratifié l’accord de création de la Zone de libre-échange continentale, dont l’entrée en vigueur pourrait intervenir au mois de juillet. -
3-Apr-2019 EcoActu Libre-échange : Et si le Maroc procédait à une révision de ses accords !
Les analystes de la Direction des Etudes et Prévisions Financières se posent la question quant au rendement de la politique d’ouverture commerciale du Maroc qui s’est traduite au fil des ans par la signature d’importants accords de libre-échange. -
3-Apr-2019 Independent.ng Implementation of AfCFTA in Nigeria will increase unemployment among farmers – NANTS warns
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has warned that the implementation of African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Nigeria would increase unemployment among farmers, and farm workers in the country. -
3-Apr-2019 The New Times Africa’s free trade deal reaches required minimum ratifications
The Gambia became the 22nd country to ratify the agreement effectively helping meet the minimum threshold. -
29-Mar-2019 Daily Trust NANTS backs Buhari over trade agreement
The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) thrown its weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to signed and ratified the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). -
26-Mar-2019 MENAFN Egypt - British Petroceltic files arbitration case against EGPC
British Petroceltic announced filing an arbitration case against the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) at the World Bank Group’s ICSID. -
25-Mar-2019 CGTN African free trade agreement one country closer to reality
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is nearing reality as only one country is left to ratify the Agreement for the deal to reach the 22 countries required for the Agreement to effectively come into force. -
25-Mar-2019 The Citizen End of Tanzania, Netherlands pact nears
The preferential protection of bilateral investments between Tanzania and the Netherlands is likely to cease next month but the protection for investments made before the date of termination continues to apply for a period of 15 years (until 1 April 2034). -
22-Mar-2019 TV Maghreb Enquête – Une nouvelle procédure arbitrale contre l’Algérie
Le groupe SAUR et sa filiale STEREAU ont fait appel au CIRDI contre l’Algérie concernant un litige sur une station d’épuration des eaux, en vertu de l’accord d’investissement avec la France. -
19-Mar-2019 Business Report Sacu, Mozambique fail to reach agreement to cushion Brexit impact
Issue with “cumulation,” which relates to certificates of origin required by exporters to both regions and differences in relation to timeframes for the continued recognition of sanitary and phytosanitary import requirements are not resolved. -
19-Mar-2019 Kurdistan24 Qatar seeks free trade deal with Iraq in meeting with PM
Qatar would like to sign a free trade agreement with Iraq to exchange, encourage, and protect investments between the two countries. -
18-Mar-2019 Le Quotidien Zone de libre échange continentale : Trois types de produits sensibles exclus de la libéralisation
Trois types de produits seront exclus de la libéralisation, selon les clauses des accords de la zone de libre échange continentale africaine. Cependant le Sénégal doit déterminer avec la Cedeao ces produits à protéger. -
15-Mar-2019 Tralac SACU, Mozambique make progress on impending Brexit
Substantial progress has made to conclude a Roll-Over Economic Partnership Agreement between SACU, Mozambique and the UK. -
15-Mar-2019 Financial Afrik ZLECAF : finalement 3% des produits seront exclus de la libéralisation
Les pays membres avaient décidé de s’ouvrir à hauteur de 90% mais finalement 7% des produits sensibles seront libéralisés sur une durée plus longue et 3% de produits seront pour le moment exclus de la libéralisation.
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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.
