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Why Kenya-UAE economic deal could be disastrous for Kenya’s health sector
2-Jul-2025 The standard
On January 14, President William Ruto and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan signed the Kenya-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), touted as the UAE’s first such deal with a mainland African country.
Mali signs trade deal with Russia as ties strengthen
24-Jun-2025 BBC
Mali and Russia have signed a series of agreements aimed at expanding mutual trade and strengthening economic ties.
Trading away tax sovereignty? How trade rules shape taxation of the digital economy in Africa
24-Jun-2025 Journal of International Economic Law
The advent of digital and data-driven business models has heightened the risks of tax base erosion and evasion, adversely affecting revenue generation, economic recovery, and advancement of tax justice in African economies. We develop a framework examining how trade rules on services, electronic transmissions, and digital products shape the ability of African countries to tax their digital economies.
China’s duty-free access offers growth path as Agoa waivers
17-Jun-2025 Business Daily
On June 12, 2025, China announced it would extend duty-free market access to 53 African countries, eliminating tariffs on 98 percent of taxable products originating from these nations.
Would a free trade agreement with the US be of interest to Mozambique?
17-Jun-2025 Club of mozambique
The Mozambican government intends to negotiate a free trade agreement with the United States. An economist at the CIP fears that it could harm the country’s economy due to “weak competitiveness”.
Ghana secures 0% tariffs for exported goods to China- Okudzeto Ablakwa
13-Jun-2025 GhanaWeb
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced a significant trade development following high-level talks with China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the ongoing China-Africa Summit in Changsha in China.
Mozambique ponders free trade agreement with the US – report
13-Jun-2025 Club of Mozambique
The Mozambican government is considering a free trade agreement with the United States of America (USA) administration as a way of negotiating a reduction in tariffs imposed in early April, AIM Moçambique reports.
Ghana reaffirms commitment to strengthen trade ties with United States
12-Jun-2025 Ghana News Agency
Madam Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Minister for Trade, Agribusiness and Industry, has reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to deepening bilateral relations with the United States and sustaining dialogue on trade policy matters affecting both economies.
Trump open for trade deal with Kenya as AGOA ends
12-Jun-2025 The Star
The US is open to a trade deal with Kenya, the Embassy in Nairobi has confirmed, even as it emerges that President Donald Trump’s administration could throw out talks that were underway during former President Joe Biden’s term.
A new U.S.-Nigeria trade deal could unlock more investment for Nigerian startups
12-Jun-2025 Techcabal
A new U.S.-Nigeria Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) may offer a lifeline to the country’s startup ecosystem amid a global funding slowdown. Signed in July 2024, the U.S.-Nigeria Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP) aims to remove regulatory barriers, promote private investment, and open access to American venture capital, critical support for Nigeria’s tech sector.

    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.