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Why East Africa needs new funding sources
25-Feb-2019     The East African
Seatini said East African countries should find alternative ways to finance development projects rather than depend on public-private partnerships and bilateral investment treaties, which have cost the region dearly.
MPs endorse Rwanda-Qatar investment treaty
7-Feb-2019     The New Times
Rwandan Members of Parliament kicked off their ordinary sessions by approving a bilateral investment treaty between Rwanda and Qatar.
What the US-Africa strategy means for SA and the continent
8-Jan-2019     Moneyweb
The US-Africa Strategy seeks to re-position the US and bring it to par with China and Russia.
Why free trade will be a disaster for Africa
7-Jan-2019     Monde Diplomatique
African countries, backed by the EU, want internal and external free trade, which will wreck local agriculture, and rural economies and societies.
Ecuador keen on strengthening trade relations with Qatar
17-Dec-2018     Gulf Times
Ecuador has “prioritised” efforts to sign bilateral investment treaty and trade agreement with Qatar.
US beef gains new market access in Morocco
7-Dec-2018     Fence Post
Morocco has agreed to allow imports of US beef and beef products into Morocco, under the terms of the US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
Trade Ministry prepares to impose tariffs on Turkish goods
6-Nov-2018     Jordan Times
Jordan-Turkey free trade agreement’s termination comes after months of failed negotiations.
AfCTA agreement: Obasanjo bombs Buhari, says President’s hands too weak to sign
14-Oct-2018     Daily Post
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari’s hands were too weak to sign the African Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA).
Economic partnership pact with Turkey inked
5-Sep-2018     Gulf Times
Qatar and Turkey yesterday signed a bilateral economic partnership agreement, aiming at cementing trade exchange and easing restrictions on investments, trade in services and e-commerce.
Africa prepares to drive a hard trade bargain with EU
4-Sep-2018     Euractiv
Increasing trade between the EU and the ACP, particularly African countries, lay at the heart of the ambition of the Cotonou Agreement. But it has not worked out that way.