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See why Kenya’s new deal with the European Union is making the rest of East Africa uneasy
Concerned about a recent agreement Kenya and the European Union (EU) agreed into, the East African Business Council (EABC) is uneasy.
Kenya-EU trade deal: Why the East African Community was left out
Kenya's President William Ruto hailed his country's "remarkable partnership" with the European Union (EU) as the two sides inked a 25-year trade deal, but it has raised questions about East African unity.
The EAC: A customs union that isn’t.
Negotiations between the EU and EAC to establish an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) have revealed, very clearly, that the EAC is not a genuine customs union.
EAC proposes flexible US market access under AGOA plan
The East African Community (EAC) wants the US government to make the rules governing access to their market more flexible under the planned renewal of the African Growth Opportunity Act (Agoa).
EU-Kenya business forum: Ruto pushes for EU-EAC economic partnership deal
The first European Union-Kenya Business Forum concluded on Wednesday Feb.22 in capital, Nairobi, with Kenya’s William Ruto urging the EU to conclude economic partnership deal with the East African Community (EAC) regional bloc.
EAC-Comesa-SADC tripartite trade deal in place by April, Ruto says
The EAC-Comesa-SADC tripartite agreement will be in place by the end of April 2023, President William Ruto has said.
EAC-Comesa-SADC tripartite trade deal in place by April, Ruto says
The EAC-Comesa-SADC tripartite agreement will be in place by the end of April 2023, President William Ruto has said.
Kenya-US complete first round of trade talks
Kenya and the United States have concluded the first round of Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) that will form a basis for future bilateral engagements.
Kenya eyes more regional trade after pact with two blocs kicks off in March
Kenya could soon start exporting its goods outside the East African Community (EAC) market with the implementation of a tripartite agreement that is expected to be implemented in March this year.
AfCFTA ratification process slow – official
Trade experts, business executives, and advocates of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) from across the continent have expressed concerns about the slow progress on the ratification of the protocol on the movement of people.The agreement has, thus far, been signed by fifty-four of the fifty-five African Union (AU) member states.