Africa: ACP Countries Warned to Resist Economic Partnership Accords

25 April 2008

Accra — Civil society organisations have warned African Caribbean and Pacific, ACP, countries to resist Economic Partner Accords, EPAs, since they have failed to advance development in Africa.

The civil society organisations were taking advantage of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD XII, holding in Accra, Ghana, to push forward their position on trade issues between the European Union. They condemned the fact that EPAs have failed to advance development in Africa.

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