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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa.

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US senators introduce bill to renew AGOA through 2041
12-Apr-2024 The East African
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to renew the US trade pact with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead of its expiration next year, an aide to one of the senators said on Thursday.
EAC set to negotiate trade agreements with UK, UAE after EPA flops
29-Feb-2024 The Independent
At least seven countries have requested free trade arrangements with the East. African Community (EAC), as the bloc also intensifies efforts to expand the markets for its products.
Nigeria, UK to sign enhanced trade investment partnership agreement on Tuesday
14-Feb-2024 Arise News
Governments of Nigeria and the United Kingdom will, on Tuesday, sign the Enhanced Trade Investment Partnership (ETIP) Agreement to not just boost its trade volume but also reduce market access and regulatory barriers discouraging people from investing in either of both nations.
Kenya, US talks shift to agriculture
12-Feb-2024 The East African
Kenya and the United States are set to begin talks on contentious clauses in a proposed bilateral trade deal amid fears the agreement could flood the market with cheap agricultural imports from America.
The USA’s removal of Uganda, Niger, Gabon and the Central Africa Republic from the AGOA has only a limited impact
17-Jan-2024 CREDENDO
The USA’s removal of Uganda, Niger, Gabon and the Central African Republic from the AGOA has only a limited impact.
US agrees preliminary deal with Africa on extending AGOA by 10 years, says Patel
15-Jan-2024 News24
The US has reached preliminary agreement with African nations to extend their preferential trade access by another decade, pending approval by Congress, South Africa’s trade minister said.
UAE concludes CEPA negotiations with Congo-Brazzaville
11-Jan-2024 Gulf Business
The UAE has completed bilateral trade negotiations with Congo-Brazzaville, the second Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) agreement with an African state in a week.
How Uganda AGOA ban impacts East Africa investments
10-Jan-2024 The East African
The decision by the Biden administration to kick out Uganda from its African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) programme could have far-reaching consequences on the investment climate in the East African region.
AGOA trade program adjustments: what they could mean for US-Africa relations amid global power shifts
10-Jan-2024 Africa Forbes
The United States’ recent modifications to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) signal a significant shift in its trade relations with Africa, intertwined with broader geopolitical implications and the emerging contest for influence on the continent. Experts weigh in.
Tanzania signs Samoa agreement
9-Jan-2024 Daily News
TANZANIA government has signed new partnership agreement with the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Union (EU) with its member states.

    Links

  • 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.