ISDS Case Map
Senegal
Kenya and Senegal have officially signed a visa-free travel agreement that will allow citizens of both countries to visit each other for up to 90 days without visa restrictions...that the move aligns with the country’s commitment to continental integration under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the African Union’s Agenda 2063
US President Donald Trump’s meeting with African leaders shows a sense of urgency in competing for scarce resources with China, which recently lifted tariffs on imports from the continent.
Australia's Woodside Energy, which operates Senegal's Sangomar oil and gas field, has filed a complaint with the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes against the West African country over taxes, a spokesperson for the company said on Monday.
Many local fishermen say they can’t compete with the foreign industrial trawlers and barely catch enough fish to make a living.
To sustain momentum after the AfCFTA's January launch, traders must be kept in the loop about why implementation is slow.
The exports and imports mismatch has been highlighted as a key concern as Africa continues to deepen trade with China.
At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in September 2018, Chinese President proposed that China would launch eight major initiatives in close collaboration with African countries.
The local dairy industry has come under increasing pressure since Burkina Faso and its neighbors opened their markets to Europe under a series of trade agreements that stretch back almost two decades.
The two sides agreed to continue completing a legal framework for the signing of a memorandum of understanding on trade and agreements on investment protection.
Quite a few Senegalese people are fed up with the recolonization of their country by French capitalism. They have gathered among several citizen groups to resist it.
