Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and ACP countries (under the Cotonou Agreement)
9-Sep-2016
The Star
Kenya will have to lobby for its own duty-free market access to Europe to shield its exports to the European Union from taxes.
8-Sep-2016
Business Day
EU’s Deputy Head of Delegation noted that the EU will not hesitate to withdraw the free access to European market enjoyed by the resenting countries: Nigeria, the Gambia and Mauritania.
2-Sep-2016
All Africa
Kenya teamed up with Rwanda to sign a free trade pact with European Union in Brussels today in a move calculated to cajole other East African Community states to beat the September 30 deadline.
2-Sep-2016
Joy
The EPA issue has once again re-emerged when Tanzania informed EAC Members and the EU that it would not be able to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between EU and the six EAC Member States.
25-Aug-2016
SOL
After the Brexit vote, Jacques Berthelot updates the value of imports and losses of import duties of West Africa in case of ratification and implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement with the EU28 minus the UK
22-Aug-2016
Premium Times
Social Action has asked the federal government to not to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union. Ghana and Ivory Coast have also resisted the EPA
15-Aug-2016
SEATINI
Preserving and consolidating the East African Community market should be of priority to all the EAC partner states -- not prematurely signing the EU's free trade agreement.
11-Aug-2016
SOL
In ratifying the EU-Ghana interim EPA on 3 August 2016, the Ghanean Parliament has shot itself in the foot. Analysis by Jacques Berthelot.
11-Aug-2016
Standard
Kenya finds itself isolated after its peers in East Africa develop cold feet on a trade deal with the European Union.
8-Aug-2016
Mmegi
The recent vote for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union might lead to the renegotiation of the recently signed Economic Partnership Agreement, creating uncertainty for Botswana