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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Africa.

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Threats, bullying, lawsuits: tobacco industry's dirty war for the African market
11-Oct-2021     The Guardian
In pursuit of growth in Africa, British American Tobacco and others use intimidatory tactics to attempt to suppress health warnings and regulation, including accusing governments of breaching trade agreements.
Rwanda, Mozambique ink trade, investment pact
10-Oct-2021     The New Times
Rwanda and Mozambique have signed an agreement that will boost their economic development through trade and investment activities.
Xiplomacy: Xi-proposed "eight major initiatives" facilitate China-Africa trade
1-Oct-2021     Xinhua Net
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.
Africa: China’s trade with the continent grows to record highs
28-Sep-2021     Global Compliance News
Trade between China and Africa almost doubled between 2020 and 2021, and over the last 20 years trade between China and the region has increased twenty-fold.
Ministry of Trade justifies agreement that gives EU 80 percent access to Ghanaian market
13-Sep-2021     Business Ghana
The Ministry of Trade and Industry says it will not allow Ghana to become a dumping ground for goods from the UK following the Ghana-UK.
Kenya-Pakistan end tariff wars, draft MoUs for more trade
2-Sep-2021     The Star
Kenya and Pakistan have ended a long-standing tariff war that hurt trade between the two countries, mainly Kenyan tea exports.
What's going on between African nations and the EU?
2-Sep-2021     Devex
African leaders still have incentives to maintain the partnership between the two continents, not least because of the trade links and development assistance Europe offers. But they also have a strong interest in revising that relationship.
Rich countries want to strike trade deals in Africa
28-Aug-2021     The Economist
There is a sense of drift in Africa’s trade relations with the West, as both America and Europe rethink how they do business with the continent. The old approach was paternalistic and gave Africans little say. But the new one, handled badly, could put Africa’s own integration at risk.
African social movements demand that AU suspends undemocratic and pro-industry seed and GMO guidelines and processes
26-Aug-2021     ACBio
More than 50 African groups denounce how the African Union is using the African Continental Free Trade Area as a justification to push the seed harmonisation agenda.
Kenya eyes duty-free access to South Korea market
26-Aug-2021     The Star
Kenya is engaging South Korea for a trade deal that will see reduction or complete removal of duty on exports to the Asian country, mainly on coffee and agricultural produces.