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USTR releases summaries from US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations
12-Jun-2023     Office of the US Trade Representative
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released summaries of texts proposed by the U.S. side during the first negotiating round of the United States-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP).
Kenya commits to becoming Africa's gateway to free trade
12-Jun-2023     The Star
Kenya has committed to becoming the preferred gateway to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Nigeria to review bilateral treaty with Netherlands to improve economic ties
11-Jun-2023     Nigerian Tribune
The Nigerian government and the Kingdom of Netherlands have engaged in an Economic Consultation to improve the existing bilateral investment treaty between both countries to strengthen economic interests and opportunities.
Africa can only turn last page of history of colonialism with independence of Western Sahara
11-Jun-2023     Sahara Press Service
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroad, Ahmed Attaf said Monday in Algiers that Africa could only turn the last page of the history of colonialism by allowing the Sahrawi people to exercise their inalienable and imprescriptible right to self-determination.
Memorandum and analysis on the agriculture chapter of the STIP negotiations
8-Jun-2023     Econews Africa
Econews Africa, in a memorandum to the Kenya/United States Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership (STIP) has highlighted lack of transparency in the negotiation process and the devastating consequences of negotiating a chapter on Agriculture have been highlighted.
Zimbabwe continues fight in US courts to block payment of US$277m land reform suit
2-Jun-2023     The Zimbabwe Mail
ZIMBABWE continues its fight in the United States (US) to block enforcement of a US$277 million arbitration award to a German and Swiss family which stems from the country’s controversial land reform programme.
Kenya and Russia to sign trade pact, President Ruto says
1-Jun-2023     Reuters
Kenya will sign a trade pact with Russia aimed at boosting cooperation between businesses, President William Ruto's office said on Monday, after hosting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Nairobi.
Zimbabwean unions demand pro-worker trade policies
22-May-2023     IndustriAll
At the industrialization policy conference in Harare, trade unions discuss whether trade and industrialization are a panacea to Zimbabwe’s economic woes. They also identified the role unions play in policy making to ensure that workers and communities benefit from trade.
Kenya and Singapore agree to implement trade, investment treaty
22-May-2023     The Standard
Kenya and Singapore have agreed to operationalize a treaty they signed five years ago to improve trade and investment between the two countries.
Morocco, DRC sign economic partnership agreement
19-May-2023     Assahifa
An economic partnership agreement aimed at bringing together the Moroccan and Congolese business communities was signed Tuesday in Rabat between the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIS) of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region and that of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).