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6-Feb-2024
AfCFTA: Digital trade protocol (draft, Oct 2023)
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5-Feb-2024 l’Humanité
L’agriculture sacrifiée au libre-échange
Les traités visant à libéraliser le commerce international sont dénoncés par les paysans français et européens. Nos explications concernant trois partenariats, avec la Nouvelle-Zélande, l’Afrique et le Chili, qui bénéficient aux multinationales et aux géants de l’agrobusiness.
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29-Jan-2024
AfCFTA: Women and youth in trade protocol (draft, Jan 2024)
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27-Jan-2024 Asaase Radio
AfCFTA secretariat set to establish protocol on digital trade this month, says Wamkele Mene
The secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, has said the secretariat is set to establish a protocol on digital trade this month.
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26-Jan-2024 The Citizen
Delay on tariff offers to affect AfCFTA implementation
Full implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could be delayed further due to the failure of some countries to act decisively on its key pillars.
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26-Jan-2024 Modern Diplomacy
Three years after AfCFTA ratification: should Africans still rely on it?
The concept of African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was formed during the 18th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Head of the States and Government of African Union (AU) in January 2012, on the theme “Boosting Intra-African trade”, which adopted the decision to establish a free trade area.
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26-Jan-2024 Challenge
Maroc. Coup d’envoi de la mise en œuvre des mesures douanières de la ZLECAF
LAdministration des douanes et impôts indirects marocaine a publié une directive qui marque une étape cruciale dans la mise en œuvre de la Zone de Libre Échange Continentale Africaine au Maroc.
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24-Jan-2024 Nation
Kenya blushes as EAC-EU trade agreements clash
Kenya’s recently completed trade deals have run into stormy waters after Nairobi applied higher import duties on whiskies and wines from the United Kingdom and the European Union (EA) respectively, two jurisdictions with which it signed Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA).
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24-Jan-2024 Collectif Stop CETA Mercosur
« Nous appelons les députés européens à voter contre l’accord UE-Kenya »
Dans une lettre ouverte signée par une trentaine d’organisations du Kenya et de l’UE, dont plusieurs françaises, la société civile appelle les eurodéputés européens à voter contre cet accord.
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24-Jan-2024 S2B Network
Declaración conjunta UE-Chile / Coalición Sobre Materias Primas y Coalición Europea para la Justicia Comercial
En tanto que organizaciones de la sociedad civil y sindicatos europeos, escribimos para llamar urgentemente su atención sobre la próxima votación sobre el acuerdo marco avanzado UE-Chile.
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24-Jan-2024 S2B Network
100+ organisations call on MEPs to vote against EU-Chile Deal
As concerned members of European civil society organizations and trade unions, we write to urgently draw your attention to the upcoming vote on the EU-Chile advanced framework agreement.
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23-Jan-2024 Truthdig
Their mines ruined communities. Now they want compensation
In Colombia, lawsuits by foreign corporations are obstructing a fossil fuel phase-out at the expense of the indigenous Wayúu community.
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22-Jan-2024 Business Day
FG approves investment agreement with UAE
The Federal Government has approved the ratification of the Investment Promotion and Protection (IPPA) agreements between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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22-Jan-2024 Nikkei Asia
Japan eyes Latin America for mega-FTA to secure minerals, food security
Japan is gearing up to enhance its economic ties with Central and South America in 2024 by pursuing an Economic Partnership Agreement deal with the Southern Common Market known as Mercosur.
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17-Jan-2024 Agence Ecofin
Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine : 24 nouveaux pays rejoindront « l’initiative de commerce guidé » en 2024
Vingt-quatre nouveaux pays africains rejoindront cette année l’initiative de commerce guidé, qui a déjà permis à sept pays du continent (Ghana, Cameroun, Rwanda, Kenya, Maurice, Egypte et Tanzanie) d’entamer leurs échanges commerciaux dans le cadre des conditions préférentielles de la Zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf) en 2023.
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17-Jan-2024 CREDENDO
The USA’s removal of Uganda, Niger, Gabon and the Central Africa Republic from the AGOA has only a limited impact
The USA’s removal of Uganda, Niger, Gabon and the Central African Republic from the AGOA has only a limited impact.
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17-Jan-2024 Punch
24 more African countries join AfCFTA pilot initiative – Report
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement received a significant boost as twenty-four more countries join the Guided Trade Initiative, moving the continent closer to fully integrating into a single market.
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15-Jan-2024 News24
US agrees preliminary deal with Africa on extending AGOA by 10 years, says Patel
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.
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15-Jan-2024 Inside Climate News
How wealthy corporations use investment agreements to extract millions from developing countries
When Ecuador placed a windfall tax on foreign oil operations, French and U.S. companies filed claims—and were awarded more than $800 million.
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11-Jan-2024 Business Insider Africa
Africa Collective in partnership with the AfCFTA secretariat to convene key African & global decision makers in Davos during annual luncheon
Following a successful inaugural Luncheon in 2023, Africa Collective in partnership with the AfCFTA Secretariat will once again be organizing its annual Closing & Outlook Luncheon in Davos on 18 January 2024 from 12:30 noon to 2:30 pm, during the time of the World Economic Forum.