East Africa: Merging of EAC, Comesa and SADC Trade Blocs in Progress

Livingstone — The Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) that will see the East African Community (EAC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) blocs merge into one free trading bloc is in steady progress though countries have not yet ratified the treaty according to Francis Mangeni, the Director of Trade and Customs at the COMESA secretariat.

Mangeni said that Twenty four Member States have signed the Declaration with only Libya and Eritrea, who are members of COMESA yet to sign.

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