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Successor to EU-Africa Cotonou treaty marks ‘turning point’, says EU
22-Apr-2021 Euractiv
The EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific Community on Thursday (15 April) finalised the successor to the Cotonou agreement, bringing a close to two and a half years of negotiations and repeated delays.
EU-ACP "Post-Cotonou" agreement (inialled text, Apr. 2021)
19-Apr-2021 European Commission
Kenya-UK finally give life to trade deal
24-Mar-2021 The Star
The EPA was approved for ratification by the Houses of Parliament in Kenya and the UK earlier this month.
Suriname signs CARIFORUM-UK EPA
8-Mar-2021 MENAFN
Suriname joined the UK and 13 other CARIFORUM States that have already signed the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Has the EU-CARIFORUM EPA worked?
8-Feb-2021 Dominican Today
A report prepared for the European Commission was published last month to evaluate the outcomes of the agreement.
Partnership with a purpose: EU-Africa relations in 2021
8-Jan-2021 Euractiv
The African Union sees the ‘partnership’ process, likely to culminate in a summit in Portugal in May or June, as an opportunity to overhaul the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) .
Ghana-UK reach consensus on new trade agreement
5-Jan-2021 Business Ghana
The agreement provides duty free and quota free access for Ghana and the same preferential tariff reductions for British exporters as provided by the arrangement that is currently in force.
UK and Cameroon secure economic partnership agreement
5-Jan-2021 Business Leader
The United Kingdom and Cameroon have today secured an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that ensures mutual continuity of trade.
Commission reports on negotiating round with five Eastern and Southern African countries
7-Dec-2020 European Commission
The third round of negotiations was held virtually from 24 to 27 November 2020. The next round is foreseen for April 2021.
Post-Cotonou: Negotiators reach a political deal on a new EU/Africa-Caribbean-Pacific partnership agreement
4-Dec-2020 European Commission
The chief negotiators from the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) reached a political deal on the text for a new partnership agreement that will succeed the Cotonou Agreement.
EPAs, the height of the European Commission’s foolishness in perpetuating the colonisation of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by shooting itself in the foot
20-Nov-2020 SOL
The imposition of Economic Partnership Agreements to ACP countries, where 94% of the population is concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa, is based on a series of 12 lies.
Namibia ratifies new Economic Partnership Agreement
18-Nov-2020 New Era Live
Namibia ratified the SACU-Mozambique and United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement (SACUM - UK EPA) in the National Assembly on 20 October 2020.
Tensions simmer over EU-Africa trade relations
17-Nov-2020 Euractiv
Trade relations are likely to be at the heart of the delayed EU-Africa ‘strategic partnership’, but only if long-standing tensions can be resolved.
Trade agreements as door-openers
16-Nov-2020 D+C
Bilateral trade agreements often act as door-openers for the manufactured products of multinational food companies. Milk powder with vegetable fat is an example.
EPA: Cameroon set on suspending tariff dismantling till the end of 2020 despite the EU’s protests
12-Nov-2020 Business in Cameroon
Despite the European Union’s (EU) protests, Cameroon will maintain the suspension of tariff dismantling planned by the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that binds it to EU countries.
Kenya, UK agree terms of post-Brexit trade pact
4-Nov-2020 Business Daily
Kenya, UK have concluded an economic partnership agreement under the stalled EU-EAC EPA’s text which Kenya ratified in October 2016.
Labour urges UK trade secretary to end delays over Kenya and Ghana deals
2-Nov-2020 The Guardian
Liz Truss urged to sign off deals quickly to spare African states high tariffs once Brexit transition period ends.
Bad times for ECOWAS
26-Oct-2020 Seneplus
Côte d’Ivoire has hastily signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the UK, which is modelled on the interim EPA the country signed with the European Union.
The United Kingdom - Côte d’Ivoire sign economic partnership agreement
16-Oct-2020 MENAFN
The United Kingdom and Côte d’Ivoire signed an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Thursday, maintaining existing trade arrangements.
Zimbabwe ratifies EPA with UK
15-Oct-2020 Journal du Cameroun
Zimbabwe has ratified an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the United Kingdom in a deal expected to promote reciprocal trade concessions between Harare and London.