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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa.

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Kenya, US in rush to conclude free trade pact as Biden leaves
9-Aug-2024 The Standard
The outgoing Biden administration and the Ruto government are scrambling to conclude the much-delayed free trade agreement first inked during the Donald Trump era
Blinken assures Africa of a revamped Agoa trade deal
25-Jul-2024 IOL
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured a newer, revamped version of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) as the current administration fully supported the re-authorisation of the trade deal.
Türkiye, Algeria to launch preferential trade deal talks ‘very soon’
25-Jun-2024 Daily Sabah
Türkiye and Algeria are set to begin talks for a preferential trade deal "very soon."
Nigeria strengthens partnership with UAE to boost economy
25-Jun-2024 The Guardian (Nigeria)
Discussions on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates are advancing.
Kenya and US governments issue end-of-year deadline for STIP deal conclusion
10-Jun-2024 Kenyans.co.ke
The Kenya and United States governments have issued a deadline to members in the respective negotiations teams to ensure that the Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership is concluded by the end of the year.
Kenya & US Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership enters 6th round of negotiations
5-Jun-2024 The Kenyan Wall Street
Kenya and the United States will be engaging on the sixth round of the Kenya – United States Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) negotiations in Mombasa, from June 3-7.
Trade agreements: How African states are resisting pressure from the North but not managing to assert their priorities
5-Jun-2024 Equal Times
African countries are regularly offered Free Trade Agreements by the world’s major economic powers. The balance of power is so unequal that they seem forever condemned to be the big losers.
Kenya - US elusive free trade deal at risk of collapse if trump wins election
15-May-2024 Kenyans.co.ke
Hopes for a swift conclusion to the much-anticipated free trade agreement between Kenya and the United States have been dampened as negotiations continue to drag on.
Termination of African countries from AGOA agreement: A threat or opportunity for the African economy?
15-May-2024 Modern Diplomacy
On January 2024, President Joe Biden of the U.S. announced the termination of Uganda, the Central African Republic, Gabon, and Niger as the beneficiaries of the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA).
UAE aims to conclude more CEPAS with African countries to boost trade ties
6-May-2024 The National
The UAE aims to conclude more Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPAS) with African countries as the Arab world’s second largest economy continues to boost its trade ties globally.

    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.